WEST virginia legislature

2026 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 781

By Senator Barrett

[Introduced February 5, 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 surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Governor’s Office, Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105, fiscal year 2026, organization 0100, by adding a new item of appropriation 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 expirations to the unappropriated surplus 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 surplus 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 0105, fiscal year 2026, organization 0100, be supplemented and amended adding a new item of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

EXECUTIVE

7 -Governor’s Office –

Civil Contingent Fund

(W.V. Code Chapter 5)

Fund 0105 FY 2026 Org 0100

       General

Appro- Revenue

priation Fund

1a Federal Funds/Grant Match – Surplus 85700 15,000,000

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to supplement and amend the appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Governor’s Office, Civil Contingent 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.