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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill SB 718 raises annual magistrate salaries to $70,000 starting July 2026
Last action · February 24, 2026: To FinanceSponsors: Mike Oliverio and 20 others
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia Senate Bill 718 increases the annual salary of s to $70,000 beginning July 1, 2026, replacing prior salary levels set in 2021 and 2022.
s across the state receive a direct pay increase to $70,000 per year, changing the statutory compensation structure for judicial officers.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Magistrates
Magistrates receive a statutory increase in their annual salary to $70,000 beginning July 1, 2026.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Feb 24, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Finance
- Feb 24, 2026SenateCommitteeReported do pass, but first to Finance
- Feb 3, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Judiciary
- Feb 3, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
- Feb 3, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Judiciary then Finance
- Feb 3, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Sources
www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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