West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia SB908: Relating to flexibility in setting lottery director's salary
Status: Passed one chamber, February 25, 2026
What the bill says
To amend and reenact §29-22-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to flexibility in setting the lottery director's salary. ARTICLE 22. STATE LOTTERY ACT. §29-22-6. Lottery director; appointment; qualifications; oath and bond; salary. (a) There is hereby created the position of the lottery director whose duties include the management and administration of the state lottery office. The director shall be qualified by training and experience to direct the operations of the lottery, and shall be appointed, within ninety days of the effective date of this article, by the.
From the introduced text, February 10, 2026:
A BILL to amend and reenact §29-22-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to flexibility in setting the lottery director's salary. ARTICLE 22. STATE LOTTERY ACT. §29-22-6. Lottery director; appointment; qualifications; oath and bond; salary. (a) There is hereby created the position of the lottery director whose duties include the management and administration of the state lottery office. The director shall be qualified by training and experience to direct the operations of the lottery, and shall be appointed, within ninety days of the effective date of this article, by the Governor and shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Governor. No person shall may be appointed as lottery director who has been convicted of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude. (b) The director serves on a full-time basis and may not be engaged in any other profession or occupation. (c) The (2) The director shall not hold political office in the government of the state either by election or appointment while serving as director; (3) The director shall be a citizen of the United States and must become a resident of the state within 90 days of appointment; (4) Notwithstanding §6-7-2a of this code, The the director shall receive an annual salary as provided for by the Governor in an initial appointment letter, …