---
type: "Bill"
title: "Modifying examinations for disability pensions"
description: "Modifying examinations for disability pensions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 475"
citation: "West Virginia SB 475 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Municipalities", "Retirement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nelson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-25"
last_action: "2023-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a14f07a-bdeb-4b44-a560-527cd5c2c39b"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=475&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "37e9177caf4ae087cef17747ed3a44c2c09a25df5afa07e9fae9396ff550d3ec"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
---

# West Virginia SB 475 (2023) — Modifying examinations for disability pensions

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb475%20sub1.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=475)
2. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb475%20sub1%20enr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=475)
3. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb475%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=475)

## Votes

- Passage — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Nelson — primary (person)
- Plymale — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-25** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2023-01-25** To Pensions
- **2023-01-25** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2023-01-25** To Pensions
- **2023-02-02** Committee substitute reported
- **2023-02-03** On 1st reading
- **2023-02-03** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06** On 2nd reading
- **2023-02-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-02-07** On 3rd reading
- **2023-02-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-02-07** Passed Senate (Roll No. 139) `passage`
- **2023-02-07** Ordered to House
- **2023-02-08** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2023-02-08** To Pensions and Retirement then Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** To House Pensions and Retirement `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21** Do pass, but first to Finance
- **2023-02-21** To House Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Do pass
- **2023-03-03** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-03-03** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-04** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-03-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-03-06** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2023-03-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-03-06** Passed House (Roll No. 512) `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Effective July 1, 2023 (Roll No. 513)
- **2023-03-06** House requests Senate to concur in changed effective date
- **2023-03-07** House Message received
- **2023-03-07** Senate concurred in House changed effective date
- **2023-03-07** Effective July 1, 2023 (Roll No. 419)
- **2023-03-07** Communicated to House
- **2023-03-06** Completed legislative action
- **2023-03-08** House received Senate message
- **2023-03-09** To Governor 3/9/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-10** To Governor 3/9/2023 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-29** Approved by Governor 3/29/23 `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/29/23 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-11** Approved by Governor 3/29/2023 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01** Chapter 83, Acts, Regular Session, 2023 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a14f07a-bdeb-4b44-a560-527cd5c2c39b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).