# West Virginia SB 872: Allowing certain contracted counsel for executive agencies to purchase years of service in PERS

West Virginia SB 872, Allowing certain contracted counsel for executive agencies to purchase years of service in PERS, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mike Oliverio (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-25 (Reported do pass, with amendment, but first to Finance) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB872-2025rs
- 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 872
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Allowing certain contracted counsel for executive agencies to purchase years of service in PERS
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-21
- Last action: 2025-03-25, Reported do pass, with amendment, but first to Finance
- Sponsor: Mike Oliverio (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: §5-10-14, 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

## Actions (6)

- 2025-03-25: Reported do pass, with amendment, but first to Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: To Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Filed for introduction (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: To Pensions then Finance (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Introduced in Senate (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: To Pensions (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb872 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb872 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/sb872 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/sb872 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-SB872-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).