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Votes at a glance: Senate Finance Committee reports a package of supplemental appropriations and bills to the full Senate
Summary
By voice vote the Senate Finance Committee reported a long slate of bills to the full Senate, mostly supplemental appropriations across departments (Commerce, Homeland Security, Health Facilities, Human Services, Department of Administration) and statutory changes (provider tax, prevention plan, clothing allowance).
The West Virginia Senate Finance Committee advanced an extensive slate of bills to the full Senate on March 18, primarily by voice vote. Nearly every agenda item was reported with a recommendation that it pass; motions were made by the vice chairman and approved by the chair with voice votes.
Bills reported include (not exhaustive of small line-item detail):
- House Bill 43-54 — establishes a $375 initial clothing allowance for children placed in foster/kinship/residential care (reported with a non‑substantive Judiciary amendment adopted in committee).
- House Bill 43-90 — committee substitute reported to the full Senate (voice vote as recorded in transcript).
- House Bill 43-93 — requires the Department of Human Services to develop a statewide prevention plan by 2027-01-01 and begin outcome reporting by 2027-12-01 (reported to full Senate).
- House Bill 54-59 — modifies the provider tax on certified HMOs to a 2.5% tax on gross premiums written beginning 2026-07-01 (reported to full Senate).
- Senate Bill 7-88 — $2,000,000 to Workforce West Virginia (Department of Commerce) (reported to full Senate).
- Senate Bill 8-16 — $132,000 to a fusion center appropriation (Department of Homeland Security) (reported to full Senate).
- Senate Bill 8-17 — $1,000,000 for a Northern Regional Juvenile Center (reported to full Senate).
- Senate Bill 8-19 — $4,906,630 for William R. Sharp Jr. Hospital budget item (reported to full Senate).
- Senate Bill 8-20 — $5,000,000 to the Department of Administration, Office of the Secretary (reported to full Senate).
- Senate Bill 8-27 — $5,855,516 for targeted Bureau for Social Services line items (reported to full Senate).
- Senate Bill 8-30 — $28,456,910 for Department of Human Services (adoption, foster care, adult services) (reported to full Senate).
- Senate Bill 8-40 — $871,991 for CHIP administrative costs and CHIP services (reported to full Senate).
- Senate Bill 8-45 — reallocate $15,000,000 within the governor's contingent fund (reported to full Senate).
- Senate Bill 8-48 — $2,754,676 for inmate medical expenses in corrections (reported to full Senate).
- Senate Bill 8-74 — $5,476,573 for personal services and current expenses in the Department of Human Services (reported to full Senate).
- Senate Bill 8-77 — $40,000,000 directed transfer to the Economic Development Promotion and Closing Fund; committee substitute with technical corrections was agreed and the substitute reported to the full Senate.
All motions to report the bills were moved by the vice chairman (as recorded) and carried by voice votes. The transcript records voice approvals but does not contain roll-call tallies for individual member votes.
The committee adjourned after completing the agenda.
