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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill HB 5299 Appropriates $2,754,676 for Inmate Medical Expenses
Last action · March 11, 2026: On 1st reading, House CalendarSponsors: Roger Hanshaw and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
House Bill 5299 appropriates $2,754,676 in surplus general revenue funds to the Department of Homeland Security's Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation for inmate medical expenses during 2026.
The measure injects nearly $2.8 million into correctional healthcare accounts, shifting existing unappropriated state treasury surplus toward inmate medical costs before the ends on June 30, 2026.
Who It Would Have Affected
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Department of Homeland Security
Receives an additional appropriation of $2,754,676 for inmate medical expenses in its correctional units.
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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
8 actions- Mar 11, 2026HouseOn 1st reading, House Calendar
- Mar 11, 2026HousePlaced on House Calendar
- Mar 11, 2026HouseOn 1st reading, Special Calendar
- Mar 10, 2026HouseWith amendment, do pass
- Feb 6, 2026HouseCommitteeTo House Finance
- Feb 6, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
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- 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 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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