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HB 4280WEST VIRGINIASession 2026State Billdead

Did Not Advance

West Virginia House Bill 4280 authorizes State Auditor legislative rule on payment requisitions

Original title: Relating to authorizing the State Auditor to promulgate a legislative rule relating to standards for requisitions for payment issued by the state officers on the Auditor.

Last action · January 30, 2026: To House JudiciarySponsor: Doug Smith

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What This Bill Proposed

West Virginia House Bill 4280 authorizes the State Auditor to a regarding standards for issued by state officers.

Why it matters

Changes the administrative standards governing how state officers submit payment requisitions to the State Auditor by giving legal force to a specific agency-modified rule.

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.

Directly affected

State Auditor

Gains legislative authorization to promulgate and enforce the specified rule regarding payment requisitions.

Directly affected

state officers

Must adhere to the standards for requisitions for payment issued to the State Auditor.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does House Bill 4280 do?

It authorizes the State Auditor to implement a specific concerning standards for payment requisitions issued by state officers.

Where did the authorized rule come from?

It is based on a rule filed in the State Register on February 7, 2025, and modified following review by the -Making Review Committee before being refiled on October 17, 2025.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.

Procedural history

6 actions

Jan 30, 2026HouseCommittee
To House Judiciary
Jan 30, 2026House
Do pass, but first to Judiciary
Jan 14, 2026HouseCommittee
To House Government Organization
Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroduced
Introduced in House
Jan 14, 2026HouseCommittee
To Government Organization then Judiciary
Jan 14, 2026HouseIntroduced
Filed for introduction

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Full breakdown

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Connected Entities

State Register, Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee, State Auditor

OrganizationState Register“Repository where the legislative rule was filed on February 7, 2025, and refiled”Map →

OrganizationLegislative Rule-Making Review Committee“Reviewed and raised objections to the initial legislative rule, leading to modif”Map →

OrganizationState Auditor“Authorized to promulgate a legislative rule relating to standards for requisitio”Map →

Sources

Open source document

www.wvlegislature.gov

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