Supplemental appropriation to State Board of Education, fund 3517
SB 871 allocates $12.66 million from West Virginia's Excess Lottery Fund to the Hope Scholarship Program for fiscal year 2026. This supplemental appropriation adds a new funding line (Fund 3517) to the State Board of Education's budget, directing unappropriated lottery surplus funds toward scholarship payments. The bill does not change program eligibility, rules, or structure - it only provides additional funding for existing scholarship disbursements. It is a procedural budget adjustment, not a new policy.
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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Mar 19, 2026
MODERATE
The bill text was converted from a draft introduction format to a final enrolled version, adding official signatures, certification of enrollment, and a detailed funding breakdown table. This change formalizes the legislation for execution but does not alter the underlying policy, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria.
TECHNICAL
Added official certification signatures for the Senate and House clerks, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House to confirm the bill is correctly enrolled.
Inserted a detailed funding table specifying the exact appropriation amount of $12,664,710 for the Hope Scholarship Program under the Excess Lottery Revenue Fund.
Included standard legislative metadata, such as the effective date ('In effect from passage') and the Governor's signature line.
Removed draft-specific markers, committee referral notes, and introductory navigation text used during the legislative process.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 20, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 12, 2026
How they voted
30–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Feb 20, 2026
D
Democratic2
50% Nay
R
Republican31
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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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. 472)
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Do pass
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
To House Finance
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
To Finance
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 20, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 176)
upper
Feb 17, 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
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