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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia appropriates $8.7 million in surplus funds for capital repairs at three state hospitals
Last action · February 9, 2026: To FinanceSponsors: Randy Smith and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 876 appropriates $8,704,000 from the of the State Fund, General Revenue, to three state health facilities for capital outlay, repairs, and equipment for the ending June 30, 2026.
State-run medical and psychiatric facilities receive direct injections of capital funds for equipment and building maintenance before the current concludes.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Welch Community Hospital
Receives $1,000,000 in supplemental capital appropriation.
William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital
Receives $3,400,000 in supplemental capital appropriation.
Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital
Receives $4,304,000 in supplemental capital appropriation.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Feb 9, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Finance
- Feb 9, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
- Feb 9, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Finance
- Feb 9, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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