Provide a pay equity salary adjustment and increase to certain employees of the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
HB 4903 provides a $6,000 pay equity salary adjustment over three years for specific correctional employees in West Virginia. It directly affects non-uniform administrative staff at the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (starting July 1, 2026), as well as all employees of the Division of Corrections, Division of Juvenile Services, and West Virginia Regional Jail Authority (with adjustments effective July 1, 2018-2020). The bill mandates annual $2,000 raises each July 1 for these employees, funded from general revenue for state divisions and a special jail fund for regional facilities. This policy aims to address recruitment and retention challenges by increasing base pay for these roles, without altering existing pay grade maximums.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2026
Last action Jan 28, 2026
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Jan 28, 2026
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To House Judiciary
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Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Jan 28, 2026
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To Judiciary then Finance
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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Elliott Pritt
RRepublican
Co
Bill Roop
RRepublican
Co
Eric Brooks
RRepublican
Co
Larry Kump
RRepublican
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