WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2026 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

Senate Bill 1043

By Senator Thorne

[Introduced February 21, 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 – Agriculture Fees Fund, fund 1401, 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 – Agriculture Fees Fund, fund 1401, 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 1401, fiscal year 2026, organization 1400, be supplemented and amended by increasing existing items of appropriation as follows:

Title II – Appropriations.

Sec. 3. Appropriations from other funds.

 EXECUTIVE

171 - Department of Agriculture –

   Agriculture Fees Fund

(W.V. Code Chapter 19)

Fund 1401 FY 2026 Org 1400

Appro- Other

priation Funds

Personal Services and Employee Benefits 00100 200,000

Current Expenses 13000 2,800,000

Other Assets 69000 1,000,000

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.

A total of $3,000,000 increase in spending authority shall be used for operational expenses and for personal services and employee benefits.

A total (up to) $1,000,000 increase in spending authority in the agricultural fees fund shall be used to purchase necessary software and program related expenses as indicated in SB985. The WV purchasing process and RFP cannot be completed until authorized in this bill.  

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.