Supplemental appropriation to Department of Human Services, fund 0403

2026 Regular Session Introduced by Mike Woelfel

The bill adds General Revenue funding to the Department of Human Services (Fund 0403, Org. 0511) for FY2026 to cover personnel, benefits, and operating expenses.

Chapter 37, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

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Summary of SB 874 (Session 2026, West Virginia)

Purpose and intent

SB 874 is a supplemental appropriation bill that authorizes additional General Revenue funding for the Department of Human Services (DHS), specifically for the Division of Human Services, Fund 0403, during the 2026 fiscal year (ending June 30, 2026).

The measure responds to the Governor’s Executive Budget, which identified an unappropriated balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, available for supplemental appropriations mid-year.

Key provisions and changes

The bill supplements and amends the existing FY 2026 appropriations for Fund 0403, Organization 0511 (DHS, Division of Human Services).

Specific line-item increases:

Personal Services and Employee Benefits: increases by $1,630,466 (General Revenue).
Current Expenses: increases by $3,846,107 (General Revenue).

The total effect is to additional General Revenue funding to DHS in FY 2026, funded from the unappropriated balance in the State Fund, General Revenue, as identified in the Governor’s budget and subsequent legislative action.

Effective date: The act is in effect from passage (the bill states “enacted” and “in effect from passage” as with other enacted appropriations).

Who or what is affected

State agencies: Department of Human Services (Division of Human Services), Fund 0403, Organization 0511.

Primary beneficiaries: DHS programs and operations within the Department of Human Services that rely on Fund 0403 for personnel, benefits, and operating expenses.

State budget: Adds General Revenue expenditures for DHS for the 2026 fiscal year, potentially affecting overall state financial planning, allocations, and any programmatic services funded through DHS that rely on these appropriations.

Procedural and timeline aspects

Legislative process: The bill followed the standard path for supplementary appropriations, receiving Senate approval, then House, and final passage in March 2026.

Enactment and effective date: Passed the Legislature and was signed by the Governor; effective from passage, with the official act recorded in Chapter 37, Acts, Regular Session 2026.

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

Notable details

The bill explicitly references the Governor’s Executive Budget Document dated January 14, 2026, which identified an unappropriated balance suitable for supplemental appropriation.

The increases are limited to General Revenue funding for the specified DHS fund and organization and do not appear to create new program authorities beyond augmenting current appropriations.