State Trooper Retirement - Partial Disability Service Credit
Summary
West Virginia Governor signed HB5457 into law, amending the Consolidated Public Retirement Board (CPRB) to award State Troopers one-half service credit for periods of disability service toward retirement eligibility. The bill passed the House 91-0 on March 4 and the Senate 34-0 on March 10, 2026, before receiving gubernatorial approval on April 1.
What changed
HB5457 modifies West Virginia retirement law governing the Consolidated Public Retirement Board (CPRB) to allow State Troopers to receive one-half service credit for periods of disability service when calculating retirement eligibility. The bill was introduced February 12, 2026, moved through House and Senate Finance committees, received amendments on March 3, and passed both chambers unanimously before being signed by the Governor on April 1, 2026.
State government HR and payroll administrators responsible for CPRB enrollment must update retirement benefit calculations for eligible State Troopers to reflect the partial disability service credit. Affected troopers approaching retirement should verify their service records include qualifying disability periods for the new credit calculation.
What to do next
- Review CPRB retirement benefit calculations for eligible State Troopers with disability service periods
- Update payroll and benefits administration systems to apply one-half service credit for qualifying disability service
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ChangeBridge / West Virginia / HB5457 Signed by Governor HB5457 House Bill Signed by Governor 2026-03-14
To allow partial credits for times of disability service in the CPRB for Troopers.
The purpose of this bill is to provide one-half service credit for periods of disability service to count toward retirement for State Troopers.
Bill Details
State West Virginia
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source www.wvlegislature.gov/BillStatus/Billshi...
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Sponsors
John Paul Hott (Rep - R) Bryan Ward (Rep - R) Jimmy Willis (Rep - R) Eric Brooks (Rep - R) Bill Flanigan (Rep - R) Carl Martin (Rep - R) Phil Mallow (Rep - R) Roland Jennings (Rep - R) Lori Dittman (Rep - R) David Green (Rep - R) Sean Hornbuckle (Rep - D)
Action History
2026-04-01 H Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 2026-03-14 H Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - House Journal 2026-03-14 S Approved by Governor 4/1/2026 - Senate Journal 2026-03-11 S To Governor 3/11/2026 - Senate Journal 2026-03-11 H To Governor 3/11/2026 2026-03-10 H House received Senate message 2026-03-10 S Completed legislative action 2026-03-10 S Communicated to House 2026-03-10 S Passed Senate (Roll No. 416) 2026-03-10 S Read 3rd time 2026-03-10 S On 3rd reading 2026-03-09 S Read 2nd time 2026-03-09 S On 2nd reading 2026-03-06 S Read 1st time 2026-03-06 S Immediate consideration 2026-03-06 S Reported do pass 2026-03-05 S To Finance 2026-03-05 S To Finance 2026-03-05 S Introduced in Senate 2026-03-04 H Communicated to Senate 2026-03-04 H Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) 2026-03-04 H Passed House (Roll No. 318) 2026-03-04 H Read 3rd time 2026-03-04 H On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 2026-03-03 H Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote) 2026-03-03 H Amendment reported by the Clerk 2026-03-03 H Read 2nd time 2026-03-02 H Postponed on 2nd reading, Special Calendar, until 3/3/2026 2026-03-02 H Read 2nd time 2026-03-02 H On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 2026-02-27 H Read 1st time 2026-02-27 H On 1st reading, Special Calendar 2026-02-26 H Do pass 2026-02-12 H To House Finance 2026-02-12 H Introduced in House 2026-02-12 H To Finance 2026-02-12 H Filed for introduction
Votes
2026-03-04 Passed House (Roll No. 318) Yea: 91 Nay: 0 2026-03-10 Passed Senate (Roll No. 416) Yea: 34 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-12 H Finance 2026-03-05 S Finance
Amendments
2026-03-02 hb5457 hfat criss 3-2 2026-03-02 hb5457 hfa criss 3-2 _1 2026-03-02 hb5457 hfa criss 3-2 _1 adopted Adopted 2026-03-02 hb5457 hfat criss 3-2 adopted Adopted
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