2026 Regular Session
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FISCAL NOTE
2026 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
Senate Bill 718
By Senators Oliverio, Woodrum, Chapman, Charnock, Clements, Fuller, Garcia, Morris, Phillips, Queen, Taylor, Weld, and Z. Maynard
[Introduced February 3, 2026; referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary; and then to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL to amend and reenact §50-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the salaries of magistrates.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 1. COURTS AND OFFICERS.
§50-1-3. Salaries of magistrates.
Notwithstanding any provisions of this code to the contrary, beginning July 1, 2021, the annual salary of a magistrate shall be $60,375, and beginning July 1, 2022, the annual salary of a magistrate shall be $63,250. Beginning July 1, 2026, the annual salary of a magistrate shall be $70,000.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase the salaries of magistrates to $70,000 annually, beginning July 1, 2026.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.