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Governor submits fiscal 2026 budget; Senate introduces SB 300 and refers it to finance committee
Summary
Governor Patrick Morrissey formally submitted a budget and budget bill for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025; the West Virginia Senate introduced Senate Bill 300 and referred it to the Committee on Finance. The Senate also recorded a personnel change to the Committee on Natural Resources and adjourned until 11 a.m. the following day.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Patrick Morrissey formally submitted a state budget and accompanying budget bill for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, the Senate recorded on Feb. 12.
The executive message, addressed to Grama Smith, president of the West Virginia Senate, said in part: "I herewith submit, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of West Virginia, a budget and budget bill for the fiscal year beginning 07/01/2025. Sincerely, Patrick Morrissey, governor." The Senate received the message and introduced Senate Bill 300, described on the floor as "the budget bill." The presiding officer announced that SB 300 was referred to the Committee on Finance for consideration; no details of the bill's contents were provided on the floor during the reading.
The submission is a formal transmittal from the governor to the Legislature; the transcript records the governor's message and the bill number but does not include line-item amounts, program changes, or revenue assumptions. The Senate did not debate SB 300 on the floor during this brief session; the clerk's statement that the bill "will be referred to the committee on finance" was the only recorded procedural action on the measure.
In a separate announcement, the presiding officer said that "the senator from Jefferson has been removed from the committee on natural resources." The transcript does not identify the senator by name or give a reason for the change.
Subject to announcements, the senator from Lewis moved that the Senate adjourn until 11 a.m. the next day. The motion passed on a voice vote. The presiding officer declared the Senate adjourned.
The record from this session is limited to the executive message, the bill number and referral, the committee membership change, and the adjournment vote. No committee hearings, budget debates, or additional floor action on SB 300 were shown in the transcript.
