# West Virginia HB 3119: Provide an increase in salary to WV Birth to Three contracted therapists and employees

West Virginia HB 3119, Provide an increase in salary to WV Birth to Three contracted therapists and employees, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kayla Young (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-04 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB3119-2025rs
- 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 3119
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Provide an increase in salary to WV Birth to Three contracted therapists and employees
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Last action: 2025-03-04, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Kayla Young (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: §16-5K-6, House Health and Human Resources
- 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: Kayla Young (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Garcia (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anitra Hamilton (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Evan Hansen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hollis Lewis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Pushkin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John Williams (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-04: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-03-04: To Health and Human Resources then Finance (House)
- 2025-03-04: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-04: To House Health and Human Resources (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3119 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3119 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/hb3119 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb3119 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-HB3119-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).