HB 5106 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Relating to the Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District

HB 5106 allows the Cabell County Board of Education to provide funds from its special and excess levies to the Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District. This would give the park district an additional funding source for maintaining parks and recreational facilities, using money currently collected for educational purposes. The park district must submit a written request for these funds, and the school board would then decide whether to transfer them. The bill does not require the school board to provide funds, only authorizes the option.

Issues: ✗ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2026 Last action Mar 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced Version → Engrossed Version · 3 edits · Mar 3, 2026

MINOR

The bill was amended to add a new subsection (8) granting the Park Board authority to create trusts for efficient property management, and to clarify the Park Board's powers in subsection (7) regarding borrowing and pledging property. The text also includes minor formatting and organizational changes to the bill structure.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include new trust-creation authority for the Park Board, while maintaining the same applicability to the Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District.

SCOPE

Added new subsection (8) authorizing the Park Board to create trusts for managing property and assets, with trustees having fiduciary duties and removable for cause.

Clarified subsection (7) to explicitly include 'security' when the Park Board pledges property as collateral.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and organizational changes including removal of page markers and addition of navigation links in the engrossed version.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

91–0

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 99

Mar 3, 2026

D Democratic9

9 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican90

82 Yea 8

91% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 4, 2026

Committee

To Government Organization

upper

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed House (Roll No. 264)

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Do pass

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

To House Finance

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

To Finance

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor