WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4856

By Delegates Dillon, Adkins, Miller, Pritt, Masters, Ferrell, Foggin, Dittman, and Ridenour

[Introduced January 28, 2026; referred to the Committee on Finance]

A BILL to repeal §6-9-2b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §12-3-10d, all relating to requiring all P-Card rebates to be transferred to the PEIA Rainy Day Fund in order to stabilize that fund.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

chapter 6. general provisions respecting officers.

article 9. supervision of local governments.

§6-9-2b. Local government purchasing card expenditure Fund Created.

[Repealed.]

chapter 12. public moneys and securities.

article 3. appropriations, expenditures and deductions.

§12-3-10d. Purchasing Card Fund continued; expenditures.

(a) All money received by the state pursuant to any agreement with vendors providing purchasing charge cards, and any interest or other return earned on the money, shall be deposited in a special revenue revolving fund, designated the Purchasing Card Administration Fund, in the State Treasury to be administered by the Auditor. The fund shall be used to pay all expenses incurred by the Auditor in the implementation and operation of the Purchasing Card Program and may be used to pay expenses related to the general operation of the Auditor’s office. The Auditor also may use the fund to pay expenses incurred by spending units associated with the use of the card, including system and program enhancements, and inspection and monitoring of compliance with all applicable rules and procedures. Expenditures from the fund shall be made in accordance with appropriations by the Legislature pursuant to the provisions of §12-3-1 et seq. of this code and upon fulfillment of the provisions of §5A-2-1 et seq. of this code.

(b) Within three days of receiving rebate moneys resulting from state spending unit purchasing card purchases, the Auditor shall transfer 10 percent of such rebate moneys to the Purchasing Improvement Fund created pursuant to §5A-3-58 of this code.

(c) Within three days of receiving rebate moneys resulting from state spending unit purchasing card purchases, the Auditor shall transfer five and one half percent of such rebate moneys to the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Investment Fund, 10 percent of such rebate moneys to the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority and 10 percent of such moneys to the State Park Operating Fund.

(d) Within three days of receiving rebate moneys resulting from state spending unit purchasing card purchases, the Auditor shall transfer all remaining moneys not transferred under subsections (a), (b), and (c) to the PEIA Rainy Day Fund.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require all P-Card rebates to be transferred to the PEIA Rainy Day Fund in order to stabilize that fund.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.