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West Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5272: Appropriations from the state Revenue Shortfall Fund and the Income Tax Reserve Fund be utilized to initiate investments in flood prevention initiatives to reduce the impact of severe flooding

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5272 is a bill introduced in the West Virginia House on February 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Appropriations from the state Revenue Shortfall Fund and the Income Tax Reserve Fund be utilized to initiate investments in flood prevention initiatives to reduce the impact of severe flooding. Primary sponsor: Sean Hornbuckle (Democratic). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2026): To House Government Organization.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sean HornbucklePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25
Evan HansenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Hollis LewisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse57

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. To House Government Organization
  2. Introduced in House
  3. To Government Organization then Finance
  4. Filed for introduction

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source