# West Virginia HB 2788: Allowing West Virginia State Police officers to bank sick leave and use it towards their years of service or to fund their health insurance

West Virginia HB 2788, Allowing West Virginia State Police officers to bank sick leave and use it towards their years of service or to fund their health insurance, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by John Paul Hott (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-21 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2788-2025rs
- 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 2788
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Allowing West Virginia State Police officers to bank sick leave and use it towards their years of service or to fund their health insurance
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Last action: 2025-02-21, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: John Paul Hott (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: §15-2A-21, 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: John Paul Hott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Barnhart
- Cosponsor: Wayne Clark (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Green (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Walter Hall (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Betsy Kelly (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ward

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-21: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-21: To Finance (House)
- 2025-02-21: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-21: To House Finance (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2788 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2788 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/hb2788 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2788 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-HB2788-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).