# West Virginia SB 709: Repealing provisions of code that exempt Department of Transportation, Tax Division, and Bureau of Social Services from Division of Personnel

West Virginia SB 709, Repealing provisions of code that exempt Department of Transportation, Tax Division, and Bureau of Social Services from Division of Personnel, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Patricia Rucker (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-12 (Reported do pass, but first to Finance) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB709-2025rs
- 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 709
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Repealing provisions of code that exempt Department of Transportation, Tax Division, and Bureau of Social Services from Division of Personnel
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Last action: 2025-03-12, Reported do pass, but first to Finance
- Sponsor: Patricia Rucker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: §5F-2-8, §11B-1-8, §49-10-101, §49-10-102, §49-10-103, 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: Patricia Rucker (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tom Willis (Republican), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-12: Reported do pass, but first to Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: To Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: To Government Organization then Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: To Government Organization (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb709 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb709 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/sb709 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb709 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-SB709-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).