---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to per diem compensation and expenses of newly elected or appointed judicial officers receiving education and training prior to taking the oath of office."
description: "Relating to per diem compensation and expenses of newly elected or appointed judicial officers receiving education and training prior to taking the oath of office."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 5430"
citation: "West Virginia HB 5430 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelly"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-02"
last_action: "2024-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe4ca55f-5fbf-4fb0-8ed7-c387673b0040"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=5430&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "22185adca0a1ee19594dc62219daf3d01edbbc71240017181ef28d5626fc9503"
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 HB 5430 (2024) — Relating to per diem compensation and expenses of newly elected or appointed judicial officers receiving education and training prior to taking the oath of office.

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5430%20enr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=5430)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb5430%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=5430)
3. **hb5430 s jud amt _1 3-5 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/com_amends/hb5430%20s%20jud%20amt%20_1%203-5%20adopted.htm)
4. **hb5430 sfa weld _1 3-8 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2024/RS/floor_amends/hb5430%20sfa%20weld%20_1%203-8%20adopted.htm)

## Votes

- Passage — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE-SENATE AMENDED HB — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **90–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kelly — primary (person)
- Holstein — cosponsor (person)
- Hornby — cosponsor (person)
- Hott — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffries — cosponsor (person)
- Kimble — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- Pinson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-02** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2024-02-02** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-02** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2024-02-02** To House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-22** Do pass
- **2024-02-23** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2024-02-23** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2024-02-26** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2024-02-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2024-02-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-02-27** Passed House (Roll No. 332) `passage`
- **2024-02-27** Communicated to Senate
- **2024-02-28** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2024-02-28** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** To Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-06** Reported do pass, with amendment and title amendment `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-06** Immediate consideration
- **2024-03-06** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2024-03-07** On 2nd reading
- **2024-03-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-08** On 3rd reading with right to amend
- **2024-03-08** Deferred until foot of 3rd reading
- **2024-03-08** Rearranged on calendar by Rules Committee
- **2024-03-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2024-03-08** Committee amendment withdrawn by unanimous consent
- **2024-03-08** Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2024-03-08** Passed Senate with amended title (Roll No. 476) `passage`
- **2024-03-08** Senate requests House to concur
- **2024-03-09** House received Senate message
- **2024-03-09** House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 759)
- **2024-03-09** Communicated to Senate
- **2024-03-09** Completed legislative action
- **2024-03-09** House Message received
- **2024-03-09** To Governor 3/21/2024 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-21** To Governor 3/21/2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-09** To Governor 3/21/2024 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-09** Approved by Governor 3/27/2024 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-27** Approved by Governor 3/27/24 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-09** Approved by Governor 3/27/24 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-22** Chapter 80, Acts, Regular Session, 2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fe4ca55f-5fbf-4fb0-8ed7-c387673b0040`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).