# West Virginia HB 2705: To allow Tier II teachers to be able to bank unused sick time towards retirement

West Virginia HB 2705, To allow Tier II teachers to be able to bank unused sick time towards retirement, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Barnhart; status failed, last action 2025-03-03 (To House Investments) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2705-2025rs
- 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 2705
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: To allow Tier II teachers to be able to bank unused sick time towards retirement
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-20
- Last action: 2025-03-03, To House Investments
- Sponsor: Barnhart
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: §5-16-13, House Investments
- 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: Barnhart
- Cosponsor: Dana Ferrell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Foggin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Lucas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andy Shamblin (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey Stephens (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2025-03-03: To House Investments (House)
- 2025-02-20: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-20: To Finance (House)
- 2025-02-20: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-20: To House Finance (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2705 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2705 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
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2705 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2705 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-HB2705-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).