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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill HB 5278 Appropriates $5.4 Million in Supplemental Funding for Human Services
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 5278 directs $5,476,573 in supplemental funds to the Department of Human Services, Division of Human Services, for the ending June 30, 2026.
Allocates state surplus funds toward personnel costs and operating expenses within the Department of Human Services before the end of the 2026 .
- The Governor submits the Executive Budget Document annually to detail revenue estimates and recommend adjustments or supplemental appropriations for state agencies. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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Department of Human Services-Division of Human Services
Receives increased budgetary appropriations for personal services and current operating expenses.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
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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www.wvlegislature.gov
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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