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HB5304 • 2026
Supplemental Appropriation to Section 8. Awards for Claims Against the State.
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To House Finance
Introduced in House
Filed for introduction
To Finance
Supplemental Appropriation to Section 8. Awards for Claims Against the State.
HB 5304 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 5304 History | Email Key: Green = existing Code. Red = new code to be enacted WEST virginia legislature 2026 REGULAR session Introduced House Bill 5304 By Delegates Hanshaw (Mr. Speaker) and Hornbuckle [By Request of the Executive] [Introduced February 06, 2026; referred to the Committee on Finance] A BILL supplementing and amending the appropriations of public moneys out of the Treasury by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. WHEREAS, The Legislature passed House Bill 2026, the Budget Bill, during the 2025 Regular Legislative Session, which included therein, Section 8, Awards for Claims Against the State, from funds as designated, in an amount as specified, in part, state road funds, in the amount of $864,750; and WHEREAS, The Legislature passed House Bill 3152, authorizing for the payment of Claims Against the State; and WHEREAS, The Legislature passed House Bill 3157, which expedites the process for the payment of Claims Against the State; and WHEREAS, There has been an increase in number of claims filed due to the expedited process and the authorized amount included in House Bill 2026, the Budget Bill, is insufficient to meet the increased number of claims; therefore Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia: therefore That Section 8 of House Bill 2026, the Budget Bill, be supplemented and amended to read as follows: Title II – Appropriations. Sec. 8. Awards for claims against the state. — There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2026, from the fund as designated, in the amounts as specified, general revenue funds in the amount of $1,100,000, special revenue funds in the amount of $250,000, and state road funds in the amount of $964,750 for payment of claims against the state. NOTE: The purpose of supplemental appropriation bill is to amend an item of appropriation in the aforesaid section and account for the designated spending units 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: