2026 Regular Session
Link to Bill History on Legacy Website (Click Here)Summary: To require the state to pay all state employees a $500 Holiday Bonus (Christmas) if state surplus revenues exceed 100$ million annually
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DOCX: HB4144 INTR.docx
WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026 REGULAR SESSION
FISCAL NOTE
Introduced
House Bill 4144
By Delegate Pritt
[Introduced January 14, 2026; referred to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding ta new section, designated §5-5-2a, relating to granting eligible state employees annual Christmas bonuses based on state surplus revenues if those revenues exceed $100 million annually.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 5. SALARY INCREASE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.
§5-5-2a. Granting annual Christmas bonuses to eligible state employees, if surplus revenues exceed $100 million annually.
(a) Every eligible employee with three or more years of service shall receive an annual Christmas bonus equal to $500; if the state surplus revenue exceeds $100 million annually and funds are available for this bonus.
(b) This annual Christmas bonus is in addition to any across-the-board, cost-of-living, or percentage salary increases which may be granted in any fiscal year by the Legislature.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to grant an annual Christmas bonus to eligible state employees if state surplus revenue exceeds $100 million annually.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.