# West Virginia SB 703: Allowing Supreme Court of Appeals discretion to create uniform pay scales for all levels of judicial support staff

West Virginia SB 703, Allowing Supreme Court of Appeals discretion to create uniform pay scales for all levels of judicial support staff, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mike Oliverio (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-05 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB703-2025rs
- 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 703
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Allowing Supreme Court of Appeals discretion to create uniform pay scales for all levels of judicial support staff
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Last action: 2025-03-05, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Mike Oliverio (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: §50-1-8, §50-1-9, §50-1-9A, §51-2A-6, Senate 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: Mike Oliverio (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Anne B. Charnock (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joey Garcia (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Woelfel (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-05: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: To Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: To Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb703 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb703 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/sb703 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb703 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-SB703-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).