West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HB5277: Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Health Facilities-Welch Community Hospital, William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital, and Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital from the Unappropriated Surplus Balance
Status: Signed into law, March 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act 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 Department Health Facilities, Health Facilities - Welch Community Hospital, fund 0412, fiscal year 2026, organization 0512; to the Department Health Facilities, Health Facilities - William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital, fund 0413, fiscal year 2026, organization 0512…
From the enrolled text, March 14, 2026:
AN ACT 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 Department Health Facilities, Health Facilities - Welch Community Hospital, fund 0412, fiscal year 2026, organization 0512; to the Department Health Facilities, Health Facilities - William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital, fund 0413, fiscal year 2026, organization 0512; and to the Department Health Facilities, Health Facilities - Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital, fund 0414, fiscal year 2026, organization 0512, by adding new items 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 That the …