# West Virginia SB 638: Providing cost-of-living provision for certain retirees under PERS and TRS

West Virginia SB 638, Providing cost-of-living provision for certain retirees under PERS and TRS, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Joey Garcia (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-28 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB638-2025rs
- 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 SB 638
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Providing cost-of-living provision for certain retirees under PERS and TRS
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-28
- Last action: 2025-02-28, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Joey Garcia (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §5-10-22O, §18-7A-26Z, Senate Pensions
- 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: Joey Garcia (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-28: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: To Pensions then Finance (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: To Pensions (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb638 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb638 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/sb638 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb638 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-SB638-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).