HB 5691 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Supplemental appropriation, Department of Health

This bill moves approximately $2.98 million from the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Recovery Fund to the Department of Health's general revenue account for fiscal year 2026. The transfer is intended to support the Department of Health's Tobacco Education Program, which is designated under fund 0407 and organization 0506. The legislation expires the surplus funds in the original account and creates a new appropriation line item to allocate the money to the health department. This action is part of the state's regular budget process for managing unappropriated surplus balances within the State Fund, General Revenue.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced Mar 9, 2026 Signed Aug 13, 2026
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Version Enrolled Version · 3 edits · Mar 19, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was converted from a raw legislative draft format into a finalized, enrolled version suitable for signing by the Governor. The substantive policy content regarding the expiration of $2,981,132.08 from the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Recovery Fund and the supplementary appropriation to the Department of Health remains identical in both versions.
TECHNICAL

Removed raw legislative markup indicators (e.g., line numbers, deletion/insertion brackets) and draft headers.

Added standard enrolled bill formatting, including certification signatures for the Clerks, Speaker, President, and Governor, and website navigation links.

Replaced the draft title 'ENGROSSED' with the final 'ENROLLED' status, indicating the bill has passed all legislative stages.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

290
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 33
Mar 13, 2026
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican31
27 Yea 4
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Mar 19, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/19/2026
lower
Mar 14, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/19/2026 - House Journal
lower
Mar 14, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/19/2026 - Senate Journal
upper
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 583)
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee reference dispensed
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 403)
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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