West Virginia Senate Bill 440 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 28 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-01 - To House Finance
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to allow the Commissioner of Highways to utilize the spending authority of the State Road Fund to pay current obligations by moving spending authority within the fund for a fiscal year. This would give the DOH the same or similar ability to transfer spending authority that other Special Revenue agencies have. When the agency forecasts what funding it will need two years out, the estimates for each appropriation line are not exact. DOH may predict it will need $1 million dollars in maintenance, but halfway through the fiscal year, the need in maintenance may be greater than anticipated. Under this legislation, spending authority can be moved to maintenance from any other appropriation which had been allocated more than will be utilized that fiscal year. The Legislature would approve the overall allocation for the State Road Fund through the annual budget bill and the Division would report the transfers to the Governor and the Legislature.

Authorizing DOH pay current obligations from State Road Fund

Sen. Charles Clements [R]

Sen. Chandler Swope [R]

Sen. Glenn Jeffries [D]

2023-02-28 - Senate - Passed Senate (Roll No. 312) (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-01	House	To House Finance
2023-03-01	House	To Finance
2023-03-01	House	Introduced in House
2023-02-28	Senate	Ordered to House
2023-02-28	Senate	Passed Senate (Roll No. 312)
2023-02-28	Senate	Read 3rd time
2023-02-28	Senate	On 3rd reading
2023-02-27	Senate	Read 2nd time
2023-02-27	Senate	On 2nd reading
2023-02-25	Senate	Read 1st time
2023-02-25	Senate	On 1st reading
2023-02-24	Senate	Committee substitute for committee substitute reported
2023-02-15	Senate	To Finance
2023-02-15	Senate	Committee substitute reported, but first to Finance
2023-01-23	Senate	To Transportation and Infrastructure
2023-01-23	Senate	Introduced in Senate
2023-01-23	Senate	To Transportation and Infrastructure then Finance
2023-01-23	Senate	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	3	2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=440&year=2023&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb440%20intr.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=440
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb440%20sub1.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=440
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb440%20sub2.htm&yr=2023&sesstype=RS&i=440
Roll Call	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2023/RS/votes/senate/02-28-0312.pdf