West Virginia legislation · 2026 Regular Session
West Virginia HCR27: A Resolution requesting a comprehensive legislative study of disaster recovery and flood resiliency funding, coordination, statutory compliance, and disaster case management capacity within the State of West Virginia
Status: Introduced, March 3, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 3, 2026:
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 27 (By Delegates Jeffries, T. Howell, Riley, Jennings, Green, Campbell, Stephens, and Moore) [Introduced March 3, 2026; referred to the Committee on Rules] Requesting a comprehensive legislative study of disaster recovery and flood resiliency funding, coordination, statutory compliance, and disaster case management capacity within the State of West Virginia. Whereas, The State of West Virginia has established the State Resiliency Office and the State Resiliency Officer pursuant to §29-31-1 et seq. of the Code of West Virginia to coordinate disaster recovery and resiliency missions, administer the West Virginia Disaster Recovery Trust Fund and the West Virginia Flood Resiliency Trust Fund, and serve as the Governor's primary representative on disaster recovery and resiliency matters; and Whereas, The statute grants the State Resiliency Officer broad authority to receive, administer, prioritize, and disburse funds for disaster recovery, flood mitigation, hazard mitigation, and resiliency planning, and to lead long-term recovery efforts following state and federal disaster declarations; and Whereas, The Legislature has a responsibility to ensure that all funds available for flood resiliency, hazard mitigation, and disaster recovery are fully identified, aggressively pursued, efficiently administered, and deposited and expended in accordance with statutory intent; and Whereas, Changes at the federal level, including administrative and structural changes within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), may significantly affect the availability, structure, and requirements …
Sponsors
- Jeffries, Dean (R, 061) · primary sponsor
- T., Howell, (I)
- Riley, Clay (R, 072)
- Jennings, D. Rolland (R, 084)
- Green, David (R, 036)
- Campbell, Jeff (R, 046)
- Stephens, Jeffrey (R, 006)
- Moore, Erica (R, 015)
Latest actions
- : To House Rules
- : Introduced in House
- : To Rules
- : Filed for introduction
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Common questions
- What is HCR27?
- HCR27 is a bill in the West Virginia Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A Resolution requesting a comprehensive legislative study of disaster recovery and flood resiliency funding, coordination, statutory compliance, and disaster case management capacity within the State of West Virginia.
- What is the status of HCR27?
- Introduced as of March 3, 2026. Latest action: To House Rules (March 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR27?
- Jeffries, Dean (R, 061), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HCR27?
- On the West Virginia Legislature website: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Resolution_History.cfm?year=2026&sessiontype=RS&input4=27&billtype=cr&houseorig=h&btype=res
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