HB5358

Authorizing the West Virginia Commissioner of Highways to offer locality pay to Division of Highways employees working in certain jurisdictions

Introduced·2/9/26
Intr Text

West Virginia HB5358 authorizes the Commissioner of Highways to offer locality pay to Division of Highways employees in designated areas.

West Virginia HB5358 allows the Commissioner of Highways to designate certain localities where offering higher wages is necessary to recruit and retain employees. Employees in these areas may receive a locality pay differential up to $10,000 per year, in addition to their regular salary. The commissioner will establish rules for implementing this pay differential. This bill aims to help the Division of Highways maintain its workforce for planning, engineering, construction, and maintenance of state road projects.

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Where it stands

Current
Energy and Public Works Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

History

Feb 9

House

Filed for introduction

Feb 9

House

To Energy and Public Works then Finance

Feb 9

House

Introduced in House