--- type: "Bill" title: "Supplemental Appropriation to Governor's Office Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105" description: "Supplemental Appropriation to Governor's Office Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105" jurisdiction: "us/states/wv" legislature: "West Virginia Legislature" session: "2026" identifier: "SB 845" citation: "West Virginia SB 845 (2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Governor -- Bills Requested By"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Smith"] version_count: 4 action_count: 41 vote_count: 3 first_action: "2026-02-09" last_action: "2026-06-25" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1efd010c-8114-48fa-a039-01858d4194eb" source_url: "https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=845&year=2026&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill" source_hash: "1429c17918786ef0a1275c00e4e8e98b43a968723e2b37be5b2268990d2c55ef" 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 845 (2026) — Supplemental Appropriation to Governor's Office Civil Contingent Fund, fund 0105 ## 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=sb845%20enr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=845) 2. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb845%20intr.htm&yr=2026&sesstype=RS&i=845) 3. **sb845 hfa criss 3-12 _1 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/sb845%20hfa%20criss%203-12%20_1%20adopted.htm) 4. **sb845 hfat criss 3-12 adopted.htm** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/chamber/2026/RS/floor_amends/sb845%20hfat%20criss%203-12%20adopted.htm) ## Votes - EFFECT FROM PASSAGE — **90–3** (pass) · lower - PASSAGE-SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION — **90–3** (pass) · lower - Passage — **33–1** (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` - **2026-03-06** Reported do pass `committee-passage` - **2026-03-09** On 1st reading - **2026-03-09** Read 1st time `reading-1` - **2026-03-10** On 2nd reading - **2026-03-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2026-03-11** On 3rd reading - **2026-03-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2026-03-11** Passed Senate (Roll No. 445) `passage` - **2026-03-11** Effective from passage (Roll No. 446) - **2026-03-11** Ordered to House - **2026-03-11** House received Senate message - **2026-03-11** Introduced in House `introduction` - **2026-03-11** Immediate consideration - **2026-03-11** Read 1st time `reading-1` - **2026-03-12** On 2nd reading, Special Calendar - **2026-03-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2026-03-13** On 3rd reading, Special Calendar - **2026-03-13** Reported by the Clerk - **2026-03-13** Amended on 3rd reading - **2026-03-13** Amendment reported by the Clerk - **2026-03-13** Amendment adopted (Voice vote) - **2026-03-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2026-03-13** Passed House (Roll No. 582) `passage` - **2026-03-13** Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) - **2026-03-13** Effective from passage (Roll No. 583) - **2026-03-13** Communicated to Senate - **2026-03-14** House Message received - **2026-03-14** Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 699) - **2026-03-14** Effective from passage (Roll No. 700) - **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 33, 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/1efd010c-8114-48fa-a039-01858d4194eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official West Virginia legislature records).