West Virginia Senate Bill SB936

West Virginia 2025 Regular Session

• Introduced: 3/25/25
• Refer: 3/25/25

Caption

Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Arts, Culture, and History

Summary

SB 936 is a supplemental appropriations bill for fiscal year 2025 that adds new spending authority for the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture, and History, specifically the Division of Culture and History. The bill draws from the State Fund, General Revenue unappropriated surplus balance and supplements two line items: Current Expenses and Capital Improvements. The stated purpose is to authorize additional expenditures during the 2025 fiscal year. The bill does not create new programs, change eligibility rules, or amend substantive policy governing arts, culture, or history operations. Instead, it adjusts the state budget by increasing appropriations for the designated spending unit, allowing the division to use surplus general revenue for operating and capital needs before the end of the fiscal year.

Impact

SB 936 would amend the fiscal year 2025 appropriations for Fund 0293, Organization 0432, by adding $13,099 to Current Expenses and $66,100 to Capital Improvements, both from surplus general revenue. Its effect is limited to budget authority: it increases the amount the Division of Culture and History may spend and directs available surplus funds to that agency. The bill does not alter the West Virginia Code beyond the appropriations act itself, but it affects how state treasury surplus funds are allocated and spent in FY 2025.

Sentiment

Based on the bill text and the absence of recorded committee debate or votes in the provided materials, the measure appears routine and administrative rather than controversial. The language reflects a standard executive-request supplemental appropriation tied to the Governor’s budget and surplus estimates. No opposition, amendments, or recorded dissent are shown in the available context.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the provided transcripts or voting history. Potential areas of concern, if any, would typically involve whether surplus general revenue should be directed to arts and cultural spending versus other state priorities, or whether the capital and operating amounts are necessary. However, the available record does not show any expressed disagreement from legislators, agencies, or stakeholders.