SB 831 West Virginia Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Supplemental Appropriation to Department of Human Services, fund 8794

This bill (SB 831) reallocates $200,000 within an existing budget line for West Virginia's Department of Human Services Community Mental Health Services (Fund 8794). It decreases funding from the "Federal Coronavirus Pandemic" account and increases funding for "Personal Services and Employee Benefits" to cover staffing costs. The bill does not create new programs or change eligibility for services - it simply shifts existing federal funds between two internal budget categories. This adjustment affects how the Department of Human Services allocates resources for mental health services within its current fiscal year budget.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 9, 2026 Signed Jun 25, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Version Enrolled Version · 3 edits · Mar 19, 2026
MINOR
The bill was converted from a draft introduction to a final enrolled version, adding official signatures, certification of enrollment, and effective dates while retaining the core instruction to appropriate $200,000 in federal pandemic funds for mental health services. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria were altered; the text remains identical in its operative clauses.
TECHNICAL

Added official legislative metadata including the date of passage, certification by Senate and House clerks, and signatures from the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Governor.

Included a specific line item description ('Personal Services and Employee Benefits') in the final table to clarify the fund usage.

Replaced draft headers and navigation links with the formal enrolled act text and footer links.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 12, 2026

How they voted

300
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 33
Feb 18, 2026
D Democratic2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican31
28 Yea 3
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Mar 19, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 3/19/2026
upper
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 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 463)
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
To House Finance
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
To Finance
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 137)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
To Finance
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors