Supplemental appropriation, Department of Tourism Revenue
This bill directs the West Virginia Legislature to move approximately $4.5 million in unspent funds from the Department of Tourism's 2021 budget into the state's general surplus account, where the money becomes available for future use. The legislation then allocates that same amount to the Department of Tourism's Division of Culture and History for the 2026 fiscal year, specifically for capital projects and maintenance needs. The bill affects the state's budget management by reassigning leftover money from one tourism-related fund to another within the same department, ensuring the funds remain available for approved government spending.
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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Mar 19, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was converted from a draft committee version to the final enrolled version, removing procedural notes and adding the official legal text, signatures, and website navigation elements. The core policy change remains the expiration of $4,534,268.43 in unappropriated surplus funds for the Department of Tourism and a corresponding reallocation of those funds to the Division of Culture and History for fiscal year 2026.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's effect is unchanged; it continues to expire specific surplus funds and reallocate them to a different department within the same fiscal year.
TECHNICAL
Removed a procedural note regarding an amendment to correct a decimal placement in the dollar amount, as the final text now reflects the corrected figure directly.
Added the full enrolled bill text, including the official act title, legal clauses, certification signatures, and website navigation links that were not present in the draft version.
Changed the document format from a raw HTML draft with navigation clutter to a clean, final legal text suitable for publication and execution.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 11, 2026
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 33
Mar 13, 2026
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican31
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
9
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 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 663)
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 587)
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)
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. 407)
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vernon Criss
RRepublican
Co
Clay Riley
RRepublican
Co
Margitta Mazzocchi
RRepublican
Co
Walter Hall
RRepublican
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