WEST virginia legislature

2026 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 873

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 Commerce, Division of Economic Development, fund 0256, fiscal year 2026, organization 0307, 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 0256, fiscal year 2026, organization 0307, be supplemented and amended by increasing an existing item of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Section 1. Appropriations from general revenue.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

35 - Division of Economic Development

(W.V. Code Chapter 5B)

Fund 0256 FY 2026 Org 0307

       General

Appro- Revenue

priation Fund

1 Personal Services and Employee Benefits 00100 $ 388,463

NOTE: The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to supplement, amend, and increase an existing item of appropriation in the aforesaid accounts for the designated spending units (Commerce – Economic Development) for expenditure during the fiscal year 2026.