STATE BUDGET

West Virginia’s fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 of the following year.  State agencies submit budget requests by September 1.  Agency hearings are held September through November.  The governor submits his or her proposed budget to the West Virginia State Legislature on or before the second Wednesday in January. A newly elected governor has until the second Wednesday in February.  The legislature adopts a budget in March. A simple majority is required to pass a budget.

STATE LEGISLATURE

The state Legislature commences on the second Wednesday of January of each year (although this changes in years following the election of a new governor) and the session may not go beyond 60 calendar days unless extended by a concurrent resolution. West Virginia’s 34 Senators are elected to four year staggered terms, and Members of the House of Delegates for two year terms.  Bills carry over from odd numbered to even numbered years.

KEY RESOURCES

• West Virginia Legislature
• West Virginia Office of the Attorney General
• West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner
• West Virginia Health Care Authority Database
• West Virginia Governor
• Information on Healthcare Policy in West Virginia

2025 LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY

West Virginia considered several bills, including ones establishing the uniform antitrust pre-merger notification act (HB2110, SB32), removing Certificate of Need requirements (HB2007, SB453), and additional reporting requirements to increase hospital transparency (HB2173, SB718). The state did not pass any of this legislation and all the bills died during the year.