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HB5290 • 2026
Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Health-Laboratory Services Fund from Special Revenue
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To House Finance
Introduced in House
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Supplemental Appropriation to the Department of Health-Laboratory Services Fund from Special Revenue
HB 5290 Text skip navigation SENATE PRESIDENT SENATORS COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS SENATE CLERK SENATE RULES HOUSE SPEAKER DELEGATES COMMITTEES VIDEO/AUDIO DISTRICT MAPS HOUSE CLERK HOUSE RULES HOUSE STAFF JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEES LEGISLATIVE ADMINISTRATOR LEGISLATIVE SERVICES DIVISION PUBLIC INFORMATION LEGISLATIVE AUTOMATED SYSTEMS DIVISION LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR'S OFFICE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION & RESEARCH DIVISION POST AUDIT DIVISION BUDGET DIVISION REGULATORY AND FISCAL AFFAIRS DIVISION CLAIMS COMMISSION CRIME VICTIMS RULE-MAKING REVIEW SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS JUDICIAL COMP. COMMISSION JOINT RULES STAFF INFO BILL STATUS BILL STATUS BILL TRACKING STATE LAW WEST VIRGINIA CODE ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE CODE OF 1931 WV CONSTITUTION US CONSTITUTION REPORTS AGENCY REPORTS AGENCY GRANT AWARDS PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS POST AUDITS EDUCATIONAL CITIZEN’S GUIDE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PAGE PROGRAM PUBLICATIONS PHOTO GALLERY CAPITOL HISTORY HOW A BILL BECOMES LAW CONTACT SENATE ROSTER HOUSE ROSTER PUBLIC INFO. NEWS RELEASES HELPFUL LINKS Introduced Version House Bill 5290 History | Email Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature 2026 REGULAR session Introduced House Bill 5290 By Delegates Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Hornbuckle [By Request of the Executive] [Introduced February 06, 2026; referred to the Committee on Finance] A BILL making a supplementary appropriation of public moneys out of the Treasury from the balance of moneys remaining unappropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to the Department of Health, Laboratory Services Fund, fund 5163, fiscal year 2026, organization 0506, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. WHEREAS, The Governor has established that there now remains an unappropriated balance in the Department of Health, Laboratory Services Fund, fund 5163, fiscal year 2026, organization 0506 , that is available for expenditure during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, which is hereby appropriated by the terms of this supplementary appropriation bill; therefore Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: That the total appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, to fund 5163, fiscal year 2026, organization 0506, be supplemented and amended by adding a new and increasing existing items of appropriation as follows: Title II – Appropriations. Sec. 3. Appropriations from other funds. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 251 - Department of Health – Laboratory Services Fund (W.V. Code Chapter 16) Fund 5163 FY 2026 Org 0506 Appro- Other priation Funds 1 Personal Services and Employee Benefits 00100 $ 250,000 1a Equipment 07000 250,000 3 Current Expenses 13000 300,000 NOTE: The purpose of this supplemental appropriation bill is to add a new item of appropriation and increase existing items of appropriation in the aforesaid account for the designated spending unit for expenditure during the fiscal year 2026. Bill Status | Bill Tracking | Legacy WV Code | Bulletin Board | District Maps | Senate Roster | House Roster | Live | Blog | Jobs | Links | Home This Web site is maintained by the West Virginia Legislature's Office of Reference & Information. | Terms of Use | Webmaster | © 2026 West Virginia Legislature ** Print On Demand Name: Email: Phone: