WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 5288

By Delegates Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Hornbuckle

[By request of the Executive]

[Introduced February 06, 2026; referred to the Committee on Finance]

A BILL making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to the Executive, Department of Agriculture – West Virginia Spay Neuter Assistance Fund, fund 1481, fiscal year 2026, organization 1400, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

WHEREAS, The Governor has established that there now remains an unappropriated balance in the Department of Agriculture – West Virginia Spay Neuter Assistance Fund, fund 1481, fiscal year 2026, organization 1400, that is available for expenditure during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, which is hereby appropriated by the terms of this supplementary appropriation bill; therefore

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to fund 1481, fiscal year 2026, organization 1400, be supplemented and amended by increasing an existing item of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Sec. 3. Appropriations from other funds.

 EXECUTIVE

179 - Department of Agriculture –

   West Virginia Spay Neuter Assistance Fund

(W.V. Code Chapter 19)

Fund 1481 FY 2026 Org 1400

Appro- Other

priation Funds

2. Current Expenses 13000 200,000

NOTE: The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to increase an existing item of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2026.Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.