Supplemental appropriation to Department of Commerce, fund 0250
This bill increases a $13,000 supplemental appropriation for the West Virginia Department of Commerce's Division of Forestry (fund 0250, fiscal year 2026). It directly affects the Division of Forestry's budget by adding to its existing $600,000 allocation for current expenses. The funding comes from an unappropriated balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, as identified in the Governor's 2026 budget. This is a procedural budget adjustment, not a new policy or program.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 6, 2026
Signed Jun 24, 2026
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Enrolled Version
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Mar 19, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was converted from an introduced draft to a final enrolled version, adding official signatures, certification of enrollment, and legislative history while retaining the core instruction to increase funding for the Division of Forestry. The substantive policy change remains the same: an additional $600,000 is appropriated from the State Fund to the Division of Forestry for fiscal year 2026 to cover current expenses.
Scope change
The scope of the funding remains unchanged, but the document now includes the formal certification required for the bill to become law.
TECHNICAL
Added official signatures from the Clerks of the Senate and House, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the Governor, along with a certification statement confirming the bill is correctly enrolled.
Included legislative metadata such as the passage date (March 13, 2026), effective date, and website navigation links that were present in the final published version but absent in the draft.
Replaced the draft header and committee referral text with the final act title and the specific appropriation amount ($600,000) for the Division of Forestry.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 13, 2026
How they voted
31–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 33
Mar 11, 2026
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican31
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
6
Committee
2
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 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House (Roll No. 558)
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Roll No. 421)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported do pass
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
Feb 6, 2026
Committee
To Finance
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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