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Senate approves $1.41 billion supplemental for Department of Human Services
Summary
On March 10, 2026, the West Virginia Senate passed a supplemental appropriation raising federal spending authority for the Department of Human Services by $1,410,097,966, including $1,373,000,000 for medical services and $37,000,000 for administrative costs; the final passage vote was 34–0.
The West Virginia Senate on March 10 approved a supplemental appropriation increasing federal spending authority for the Department of Human Services by $1,410,097,966.
On the bill's third reading the junior senator from the sixteenth urged passage, saying: “The supplemental raises the federal spending authority in the amount of $1,410,097,966 within the Department of Human Services in the following manner: $1,373,000,000 additional spending authority to the medical services appropriation and $37,000,000 additional spending authority to the medical services administrative costs appropriations.” The Senate recorded 34 yays, 0 nays, 0 absent, and the presiding officer declared the bill passed.
After passage, Senator from Lewis moved that the bill be made effective from passage. The subsequent machine vote was 34 yays, 0 nays, 0 absent; the presiding officer declared the bill effective immediately from passage and directed the clerk to communicate the action to the House.
Why it matters: the supplemental directs more than $1.4 billion in additional federal spending authority into the state's medical services appropriation and related administrative costs in the Department of Human Services, increasing the department’s capacity to expend federal funds for programs that include Medicaid and related services. The Senate record shows the bill passed unanimously by the members present.
What happens next: the clerk will notify the House of the action. The bill's immediate effect was adopted by the Senate vote recorded during the same session.
