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Governor’s budget bill presented; ‘Senate Bill 250’ introduced and referred to Finance Committee
Summary
The West Virginia Senate received a communication from the governor presenting the budget bill. Senators Smith and Woelfel introduced "Senate Bill 250" by request of the executive; the bill was referred to the Committee on Finance.
The West Virginia Senate received a communication from the governor presenting the budget bill, and senators introduced legislation tied to that submission during a short session meeting.
Unidentified Speaker 2 told the chamber, "I have a communication from the governor presenting us the budget bill." The Presiding Officer said the message would be received and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate bill 2 50 was read into the record by Unidentified Speaker 2 as introduced by Senators Smith and Woelfel "by request of the executive, the budget bill." The Presiding Officer said the bill "will be referred to the committee on finance." The Senate took no further action on the bill during the session recorded in the transcript.
Why it matters: Referral to the Committee on Finance begins the formal legislative review and markup process for bills with fiscal impact. The Finance Committee will consider the bill’s provisions, hold hearings if it chooses, and report recommendations back to the full Senate.
Next steps: The transcript shows only introduction and referral; no committee hearing or vote on the budget bill is recorded here.
