---
type: "Bill"
title: "Budget Bill"
description: "Budget Bill"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 150"
citation: "West Virginia SB 150 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations", "Governor -- Bills Requested By"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carmichael"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 63
vote_count: 19
first_action: "2020-01-08"
last_action: "2020-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3168e3a0-e75c-4265-ac0d-6957f2db00c1"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=150&year=2020&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "66d14eb7cc031d1255d5cce2f2633f07c1a15cc5eb45a41fe446ef6de048d5bf"
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 150 (2020) — Budget Bill

## 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=SB150%20SUB1.htm&yr=2020&sesstype=RS&i=150)
2. **Engrossed Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB150%20SUB1%20ENG.htm&yr=2020&sesstype=RS&i=150)
3. **Enrolled Committee Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB150%20SUB1%20ENR.htm&yr=2020&sesstype=RS&i=150)
4. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB150%20INTR.htm&yr=2020&sesstype=RS&i=150)
5. **SB150 HFA HOUSEHOLDER 3-3 adopted adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2020/RS/floor_amends/SB150 HFA HOUSEHOLDER 3-3 adopted adopted.htm)
6. **SB150 HFA HOUSEHOLDER 3-3 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2020/RS/floor_amends/SB150 HFA HOUSEHOLDER 3-3 adopted.htm)
7. **SB150 HFA HOUSEHOLDER, ET AL 3-3 _2 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2020/RS/floor_amends/SB150 HFA HOUSEHOLDER, ET AL 3-3 _2 adopted.htm)
8. **SB150 SFA _1 BLAIR 2-27 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2020/RS/floor_amends/SB150 SFA _1 BLAIR 2-27 adopted.htm)
9. **SB150 SFA _1 WOELFEL, BALDWIN et al 2-29 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2020/RS/floor_amends/SB150 SFA _1 WOELFEL, BALDWIN et al 2-29 adopted.htm)
10. **SB150 SFA _2 BLAIR 2-28 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2020/RS/floor_amends/SB150 SFA _2 BLAIR  2-28 adopted.htm)
11. **SB150 SFA _2 STOLLINGS _ TAKUBO 2-29 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/legisdocs/chamber/2020/RS/floor_amends/SB150 SFA _2 STOLLINGS _ TAKUBO 2-29 adopted.htm)

## Votes

- BUDGET BILL — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- HFA ZUKOFF ET AL #1 — **43–54** (fail) · lower
- Passage — **28–1** (pass) · upper
- HFA BOGGS ET AL 3-4 #1 — **44–56** (fail) · lower
- HFA SPONAUGLE ET AL 3-4 #2 — **41–59** (fail) · lower
- EFFECT FROM PASSAGE — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- BUDGET BILL — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- HFA BATES ET AL 3-4 #2 — **41–58** (fail) · lower
- HFA LAVENDER BOWE ET AL 3-4 — **43–56** (fail) · lower
- HFA ROWE ET AL 3-4 #3 — **42–57** (fail) · lower
- HFA C THOMPSON ET AL 3-4 #1 — **44–56** (fail) · lower
- HFA BATES, LONGSTRETH ET AL — **41–58** (fail) · lower
- HFA BATES ET AL 3-4 #1 REV. — **38–61** (fail) · lower
- HFA HORNBUCKLE ET AL 3-4 #1 — **42–58** (fail) · lower
- HFA DOYLE ET AL 3-4 #1 — **41–59** (fail) · lower
- EFFECT FROM PASSAGE — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- HFA S. BROWN ET AL 3-4 #1 — **42–57** (fail) · lower
- HFA FLEISCHAUER 3-4 #1 — **41–56** (fail) · lower
- HFA SPONAUGLE ET AL 3-4 #1 — **42–58** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-08** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2020-01-08** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-08** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-27** Committee substitute reported
- **2020-02-27** Immediate consideration
- **2020-02-27** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-28** On 2nd reading
- **2020-02-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-29** On 3rd reading with right to amend
- **2020-02-29** Blair Floor amendments #1 adopted (Voice vote)
- **2020-02-29** Blair Floor amendments #2 adopted (Voice vote)
- **2020-02-29** Woelfel Floor amendments adopted (Voice vote)
- **2020-02-29** Stollings Floor amendments adopted (Voice vote)
- **2020-02-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-29** Passed Senate (Roll No. 362) `passage`
- **2020-02-29** Effective from passage (Roll No. 362)
- **2020-02-29** Ordered to House
- **2020-03-02** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2020-03-02** Immediate consideration
- **2020-03-02** Reference dispensed
- **2020-03-02** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2020-03-03** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2020-03-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-03** Amendments pending
- **2020-03-04** On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar
- **2020-03-04** Amendment to amendment adopted (Voice)
- **2020-03-04** Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 493)
- **2020-03-04** Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 494)
- **2020-03-04** Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 495)
- **2020-03-04** Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 496)
- **2020-03-04** Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 497)
- **2020-03-04** Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 498)
- **2020-03-04** Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 499)
- **2020-03-04** Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 500)
- **2020-03-04** Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 501)
- **2020-03-04** Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 502)
- **2020-03-04** Amendment withdrawn (Voice vote)
- **2020-03-04** Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 503)
- **2020-03-04** Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 504)
- **2020-03-04** Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 505)
- **2020-03-04** Amendment to amendment rejected (Roll No. 506)
- **2020-03-04** Amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2020-03-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-04** Passed House (Roll No. 507) `passage`
- **2020-03-04** Effective from passage (Roll No. 508)
- **2020-03-04** Communicated to Senate
- **2020-03-07** House Message received
- **2020-03-07** Senate amends House amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 575)
- **2020-03-07** Effective from passage (Roll No. 575)
- **2020-03-07** Senate requests House to concur
- **2020-03-07** House received Senate message
- **2020-03-07** House concurred in Senate amendment and passed bill (Roll No. 738)
- **2020-03-07** Effective from passage (Roll No. 739)
- **2020-03-07** Communicated to Senate
- **2020-03-07** Completed legislative action
- **2020-03-07** House Message received
- **2020-03-07** To Governor 3/11/20 - House Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-11** To Governor 3/11/20 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-07** To Governor 3/11/20 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-12** Approved by Governor 3/12/20 `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-07** Approved by Governor 3/12/20 - Senate Journal
- **2020-03-07** Approved by Governor 3/12/20 - House Journal
- **2020-04-14** Chapter 11, Acts, Regular Session, 2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3168e3a0-e75c-4265-ac0d-6957f2db00c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).