# West Virginia SB 658: Prohibiting certain persons from receiving compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits

West Virginia SB 658, Prohibiting certain persons from receiving compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mike Oliverio (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-14 (House received Senate message) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB658-2025rs
- 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 658
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Prohibiting certain persons from receiving compensation for advising or assisting with veterans' benefits
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Last action: 2025-03-14, House received Senate message
- Sponsor: Mike Oliverio (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §9A-1-13, House Judiciary
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (34 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Oliverio (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | Passed Senate (Roll No. 106) | pass | 34 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-03-14: House received Senate message (House)
- 2025-03-14: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-03-14: To Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-14: To House Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-13: On 3rd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Read 3rd time (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Passed Senate (Roll No. 106) (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Ordered to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: On 2nd reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Read 2nd time (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: On 1st reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Read 1st time (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Committee substitute reported (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: To Military (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: To Military (Senate)

## Bill text

- Committee Substitute: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb658 sub1.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb658 sub1.pdf)
- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb658 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb658 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/sb658 sub1.htm)
- [Committee Substitute (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb658 sub1.pdf)
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb658 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb658 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-SB658-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).