Supplemental appropriation to Department Health Facilities, fund 0413

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Mike Woelfel

Provides a new 4,906,630 General Revenue appropriation for the William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital’s current expenses in FY2026 from unappropriated State Fund surplus.

Chapter 19, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

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Summary of SB 819 (Session 2026, West Virginia)

Purpose

SB 819 is a supplemental appropriation bill intended to augment the 2026 state budget for the Department of Health Facilities. Specifically, it adds a new appropriation item from the unappropriated surplus within the State Fund, General Revenue, to the Health Facilities, William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital (fund 0413, organization 0512) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

Key Provisions

Source of funds: General Revenue from the unappropriated surplus balance in the State Fund.

Affected entity: Department Health Facilities, William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital (W.V. Code Chapter 16), Fund 0413, Organization 0512.

New appropriation item: Adds a specific line item for current expenses under “Health Facilities – William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital,” designated as “Current Expenses – Surplus 13099 4,906,630.”

Fiscal year: 2026 (ending June 30, 2026).

Nature of action: Supplemental appropriation (amendment to the existing appropriations for Fund 0413, Org 0512) stemming from the Governor’s Executive Budget documents that identified an unappropriated surplus available for appropriation during fiscal year 2026.

Who/What is Affected

Primary recipient: William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital (a facility within the Health Facilities division of the Department of Health Facilities).

Budgetary impact: An additional General Revenue expenditure of $4,906,630 allocated to current expenses for the hospital for the 2026 fiscal year.

Procedural/Timeline Details

Introduction and referrals: Introduced February 6, 2026; referred to the Senate Finance Committee.

Governor's involvement: The bill is tied to the Governor’s Executive Budget submission (January 14, 2026) which identified an unappropriated surplus balance available for appropriation.

Legislative path and action:

Passed the Senate (March 11, 2026) and sent to the House.
House-approved March 13, 2026; enrolled and sent back to the Governor.
Governor signed; Chapter 19, Acts, Regular Session 2026 (effective upon publication).

Effective date: Effective upon enactment (as per the usual practice for supplemental appropriations, with the House and Senate actions noted as “Effective from passage” in the 2026 actions).

Impact and Rationale

The bill reallocates ongoing General Revenue to support the operations of the William R. Sharpe Jr. Hospital using funds identified as surplus in the state budget forecast. This enables continued or expanded current operating expenses for the hospital during fiscal year 2026 without drawing from other appropriation lines, subject to the availability of the unappropriated surplus balance.

Note

The bill consists of a single new appropriation line item intended to be spent during the 2026 fiscal year, funded from the surplus in the State Fund, General Revenue.