---
type: "Bill"
title: "Supplementary appropriation to Division of Natural Resources, fund 3211"
description: "Supplementary appropriation to Division of Natural Resources, fund 3211"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wv"
legislature: "West Virginia Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 826"
citation: "West Virginia SB 826 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Governor -- Bills Requested By"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Smith"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-09"
last_action: "2026-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/829c2a5f-a092-4518-8de6-8e171d1e60b3"
source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=826&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill"
source_hash: "2baeec7f2456226c590a44f22d12859abee28c7be3a4541629e589fc18049fd7"
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 826 (2026) — Supplementary appropriation to Division of Natural Resources, fund 3211

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb826%20enr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=826)
2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb826%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=826)
3. **sb826 hfin am adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/com_amends/sb826%20hfin%20am%20adopted.htm)

## Votes

- EFFECT FROM PASSAGE — **90–3** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE-SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION — **90–3** (pass) · lower
- Passage — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Smith — primary (person)
- Woelfel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-09** Filed for introduction `filing`
- **2026-02-09** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09** Introduced in Senate `introduction`
- **2026-02-09** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-13** Reported do pass `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-16** On 1st reading
- **2026-02-16** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-02-17** On 2nd reading
- **2026-02-17** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-02-18** On 3rd reading
- **2026-02-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-02-18** Passed Senate (Roll No. 135) `passage`
- **2026-02-18** Effective from passage (Roll No. 136)
- **2026-02-18** Ordered to House
- **2026-02-19** House received Senate message
- **2026-02-19** Introduced in House `introduction`
- **2026-02-19** To Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** To House Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-09** With amendment, do pass `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-10** On 1st reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-03-10** Read 1st time `reading-1`
- **2026-03-11** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-03-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-11** Amendment reported by the Clerk
- **2026-03-11** Committee amendment adopted (Voice vote)
- **2026-03-12** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar
- **2026-03-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2026-03-12** Passed House (Roll No. 459) `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Effective from passage (Roll No. 460)
- **2026-03-12** Communicated to Senate
- **2026-03-14** House Message received
- **2026-03-14** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 630)
- **2026-03-14** Effective from passage (Roll No. 631)
- **2026-03-14** Communicated to House
- **2026-03-14** Completed legislative action
- **2026-03-17** To Governor 3/17/2026 `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-14** To Governor 3/17/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-19** Approved by Governor 3/19/2026 `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 3/19/2026 - Senate Journal `executive-signature`
- **2026-03-14** Approved by Governor 3/19/2026 - House Journal `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-25** Chapter 24, Acts, Regular Session, 2026 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/829c2a5f-a092-4518-8de6-8e171d1e60b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).