---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transferring certain powers and programs of WV Affordable Housing Trust Fund to WV Housing Development Fund"
description: "Transferring certain powers and programs of WV Affordable Housing Trust Fund to WV Housing Development Fund"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 261"
citation: "West Virginia SB 261 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corporations", "Governor -- Bills Requested By"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carmichael"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-12"
last_action: "2018-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfda0586-2845-42fc-a65e-c80480d0a5d8"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=261&year=2018&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "9471a31ef4f02694ddee5522d2f81317f5e85dda5127c697b6928f60afdedb9a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wv"]
---

# West Virginia SB 261 (2018) — Transferring certain powers and programs of WV Affordable Housing Trust Fund to WV Housing Development Fund

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB261%20SUB1.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=261)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB261%20SUB1%20ENG.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=261)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB261%20SUB1%20ENR.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=261)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB261%20INTR.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=261)

## Votes

- Passage — **20–14** (pass) · legislature
- PASSAGE — **61–37** (pass) · legislature
- EFFECT JULY 1, 2018 — **62–35** (fail) · legislature
- PASSAGE — **54–43** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Carmichael — primary (person)
- Prezioso — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-12** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2018-01-12** To Government Organization then Finance `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-12** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2018-01-12** To Government Organization `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-23** Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
- **2018-02-23** 2nd reference dispensed
- **2018-02-26** On 1st reading
- **2018-02-26** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2018-02-27** On 2nd reading
- **2018-02-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-28** On 3rd reading with right to amend
- **2018-02-28** Floor amendments adopted (Voice vote)
- **2018-02-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2018-02-28** Passed Senate (Roll No. 226) `passage`
- **2018-02-28** Ordered to House
- **2018-02-28** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2018-02-28** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28** To House Finance `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-03** With amendment, do pass `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-05** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2018-03-05** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2018-03-06** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2018-03-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-06** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2018-03-07** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2018-03-07** Placed on House Calender
- **2018-03-08** On 3rd reading, House Calendar
- **2018-03-08** Placed on Special Calender
- **2018-03-08** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2018-03-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-08** Passed House (Roll No. 418) `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2018-03-08** Effective date rejected (Roll No. 419)
- **2018-03-08** Communicated to Senate
- **2018-03-09** House Message received
- **2018-03-09** Senate amends House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 456)
- **2018-03-09** Senate requests House to concur
- **2018-03-10** House received Senate message
- **2018-03-10** House concurred in Senate title amendment
- **2018-03-10** Passed House (Roll No. 507) `passage`
- **2018-03-10** Communicated to Senate
- **2018-03-10** Completed legislative action
- **2018-03-10** House Message received
- **2018-03-10** To Governor 3/21/18 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-21** To Governor 3/21/18 `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-10** To Governor 3/21/18 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-21** Approved by Governor 3/21/18 `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-10** Approved by Governor 3/21/18 - Senate Journal
- **2018-03-10** Approved by Governor 3/21/18 - House Journal
- **2018-04-23** Chapter 116, Acts, Regular Session, 2018

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cfda0586-2845-42fc-a65e-c80480d0a5d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).