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SB 997

West Virginia Senate bill in Session 2026RS.

Status: enacted. Latest action: March 14, 2026.

Allowing certain hospital staff members to begin withdrawing from retirement benefits in certain circumstances.

Bill ID WV-2026RS-SB-997
Session 2026RS
Status enacted
Committee Pensions
Senate enacted 2026-03-14
Healthcare
Summary

Allowing certain hospital staff members to begin withdrawing from retirement benefits in certain circumstances

Sponsor
Randy E. Smith
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-19 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-14 Status enacted
2026-03-14 Latest Action Effective from passage - (March 14, 2026)
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