# West Virginia HB 2614: To allow money paid to state employees to go to their estate if they pass away before their retirement date

West Virginia HB 2614, To allow money paid to state employees to go to their estate if they pass away before their retirement date, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Christopher W. Toney (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-06 (By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 2614
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: To allow money paid to state employees to go to their estate if they pass away before their retirement date
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-03-06, By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance
- Sponsor: Christopher W. Toney (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: §18A-4-10B, House Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Christopher W. Toney (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeff Campbell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Roy Cooper (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lori Dittman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Ellington (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Roger Hanshaw (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matthew Rohrbach (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andy Shamblin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Adam Vance (Republican), House

## Actions (9)

- 2025-03-06: By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance (House)
- 2025-03-06: To House Finance (House)
- 2025-02-28: Markup Discussion (House)
- 2025-02-28: To House Education (House)
- 2025-02-20: To House Public Education (House)
- 2025-02-19: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-19: To Education then Finance (House)
- 2025-02-19: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-19: To House Education (House)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2614 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2614 sub1.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2614 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2614 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Committee Substitute (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2614 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2614 sub1.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2614 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2614 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2614-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).