WEST virginia legislature

2026 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 827

By Senators Smith (Mr. President) and Woelfel

(By Request of the Executive)

[Introduced February 9, 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 – Bureau for Social Services – Office of the Commissioner, fund 0486, fiscal year 2026, organization 0511; to the Department of Human Services – Bureau for Social Services – Child Protective Services Case Workers, fund 0493, fiscal year 2026, organization 0511; to the Department of Human Services – Bureau for Social Services – Social Services Case Workers, fund 0494, fiscal year 2026, organization 0511; to the Department of Human Services – Bureau for Social Services – Adult Protective Services Case Workers, fund 0495, fiscal year 2026, organization 0511; and to the Department of Human Services – Bureau for Social Services – Youth Service Case Workers, fund 0496, fiscal year 2026, organization 0511, by 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 0486, fiscal year 2026, organization 0511, be supplemented and amended by increasing existing items of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

87 - Bureau for Social Services –

Office of the Commissioner

(W.V. Code Chapters 16)

Fund 0486 FY 2026 Org 0511

       General

Appro- Revenue

priation Fund

1 Personal Services and Employee Benefits 00100 $ 375,925

3 Social Services 19500 128,474

5 Child Protective Services Case Workers 46800 231,129

And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to fund 0493, fiscal year 2026, organization 0511, be supplemented and amended by increasing existing items of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

92 - Bureau for Social Services –

Child Protective Services Case Workers

(W.V. Code Chapters 16)

Fund 0493 FY 2026 Org 0511

       General

Appro- Revenue

priation Fund

1 Social Services 19500 $ 536,466

2 Child Protective Services Case Workers 46800 2,393,470

And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to fund 0494, fiscal year 2026, organization 0511, be supplemented and amended by increasing existing items of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

93 - Bureau for Social Services –

Social Services Case Workers

(W.V. Code Chapters 16)

Fund 0494 FY 2026 Org 0511

       General

Appro- Revenue

priation Fund

1 Personal Services and Employee Benefits 00100 $ 304,298

3 Social Services 19500 449,837

4 Child Protective Services Case Workers 46800 185,225

And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to fund 0495, fiscal year 2026, organization 0511, be supplemented and amended by increasing an existing item of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

94 - Bureau for Social Services –

Adult Protective Services Case Workers

(W.V. Code Chapters 16)

Fund 0495 FY 2026 Org 0511

       General

Appro- Revenue

priation Fund

1 Personal Services and Employee Benefits 00100 $ 670,720

And, That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to fund 0496, fiscal year 2026, organization 0511, be supplemented and amended by increasing existing items of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

95 - Bureau for Social Services –

Youth Services Case Workers

(W.V. Code Chapters 16)

Fund 0496 FY 2026 Org 0511

       General

Appro- Revenue

priation Fund

1 Personal Services and Employee Benefits 00100 $ 122,529

3 Social Services 19500 457,443

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.