---
type: "Bill"
title: "Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to DHHR Birth-to-Three Fund"
description: "Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to DHHR Birth-to-Three Fund"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 844"
citation: "West Virginia SB 844 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Governor -- Bills Requested By"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carmichael"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 36
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-02-24"
last_action: "2020-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/512799a9-cf2b-4484-8d14-4cbf06735616"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=844&year=2020&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "f1c91b5e73fb6361e1542d56cce24893bf56421966ad1c50c4a74af35482706e"
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 844 (2020) — Supplemental appropriation from Treasury to DHHR Birth-to-Three Fund

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB844%20ENR.htm&yr=2020&sesstype=RS&i=844)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB844%20INTR.htm&yr=2020&sesstype=RS&i=844)

## Votes

- Passage — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- EFFECT FROM PASSAGE — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION — **97–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-24** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2020-02-24** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-24** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2020-02-24** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-25** Reported do pass `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-26** On 1st reading
- **2020-02-26** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-27** On 2nd reading
- **2020-02-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-28** On 3rd reading
- **2020-02-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-28** Passed Senate (Roll No. 352) `passage`
- **2020-02-28** Effective from passage (Roll No. 352)
- **2020-02-28** Ordered to House
- **2020-02-28** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2020-02-28** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-28** To House Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-03** Do pass
- **2020-03-04** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2020-03-04** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2020-03-05** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2020-03-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-06** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2020-03-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-06** Passed House (Roll No. 677) `passage`
- **2020-03-06** Effective from passage (Roll No. 678)
- **2020-03-06** Communicated to Senate
- **2020-03-06** 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 27, 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/512799a9-cf2b-4484-8d14-4cbf06735616`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).