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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill Supplements $4.9 Million to William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital from Surplus Funds
Last action · March 11, 2026: On 2nd reading, House CalendarSponsors: Roger Hanshaw and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia House Bill 5297 appropriates $4,906,630 in unappropriated surplus general revenue funds to the Department of Health Facilities for William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital for 2026.
The measure directs nearly $4.9 million in existing state surplus cash to fund current operating expenses at a specific state health facility before the ends on June 30, 2026.
- The Governor submitted the Executive Budget Document for fiscal year 2026 on January 14, 2026. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital
Receives an additional supplemental appropriation of $4,906,630 for current expenses during fiscal year 2026.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the House floor.
Procedural history
10 actions- Mar 11, 2026HouseOn 2nd reading, House Calendar
- Mar 11, 2026HousePlaced on House Calendar
- Mar 11, 2026HouseOn 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 10, 2026HouseRead 1st time
- Mar 10, 2026HouseOn 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 9, 2026HouseDo pass
Show 4 earlier actions
- Feb 6, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Finance
- Feb 6, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
- Feb 6, 2026HouseCommitteeTo Finance
- Feb 6, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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