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HB 5691·WV·house

Supplemental appropriation, Department of Health

Signed into LawFiled Mar 9, 2026
Sponsor: Vernon Criss (R)
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Chapter 48, Acts, Regular Session, 2026

Aug 13, 2026

Summary

The legislation expires a $2,981,132.08 surplus in the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Recovery Fund and redirects that money as a supplemental appropriation to the West Virginia Department of Health for fiscal year 2026. The funds are earmarked for the department’s Tobacco Education Program. This reallocation shifts money that was not needed for consumer‑protection to a health‑education purpose.

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