WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 5301

By Delegates Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Hornbuckle

(By Request of the Executive)

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

A BILL supplementing and amending the appropriations of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Department of Human Services, Division of Human Services, fund 0403, fiscal year 2026, organization 0511by increasing the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

WHEREAS, The Governor submitted the Executive Budget Document to the Legislature on January 14, 2026, containing a statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, setting forth therein the cash balance as of July 1, 2025, and further included the estimate of revenue for the fiscal year 2026, less net appropriation balances forwarded and regular and surplus appropriations for the fiscal year 2026, and further included recommended supplemental appropriations from the balance of the State Fund, General Revenue; and

WHEREAS, It appears from the Governor’s Statement of the State Fund, General Revenue, there now remains an unappropriated balance in the Treasury which is available for appropriation during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; therefore

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to fund 0403, fiscal year 2026, organization 0511, be supplemented and amended by increasing existing items of appropriations as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

81 - Division of Human Services

(W.V. Code Chapters 9, 48, and 49)

Fund 0403 FY 2026 Org 0511

       General

Appro- Revenue

priation Fund

23 CHIP Administrative Costs 85601 422,562

24 CHIP Services 85602 449,429

NOTE: The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to supplement, amend, and increase existing items of appropriations in the aforesaid accounts for the designated spending units 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.