# West Virginia SB 798: Exempting new hires and promoted employees within certain state agencies from classified civil service system

West Virginia SB 798, Exempting new hires and promoted employees within certain state agencies from classified civil service system, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Randy E. Smith (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-18 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB798-2025rs
- 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 798
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Exempting new hires and promoted employees within certain state agencies from classified civil service system
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Last action: 2025-03-18, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Randy E. Smith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: §5F-2-9, Senate Government Organization
- 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: Randy E. Smith (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Woelfel (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2025-03-18: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: To Government Organization (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: To Government Organization (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb798 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb798 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/sb798 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb798 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-SB798-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).