HB5549

Requiring Governor’s consent to accept certain grants

Introduced·2/16/26
Intr Text

West Virginia HB5549 requires Governor's consent for certain grants and establishes accountability measures.

West Virginia HB5549, known as the Citizen and State Accountability Act, mandates that departments, agencies, and officials of state or local government must obtain written consent from the Governor for major grants exceeding $1 million. The bill also allows the Governor to prohibit the submission of minor grant applications or the acceptance of any such grants. It requires grant applicants to provide detailed information to the Governor and the Office of Fiscal Risk Analysis and Management, including a cost-benefit analysis and impact assessment.

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Current
Government Organization Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

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History

Feb 16

House

Filed for introduction

Feb 16

House

To Government Organization then Finance

Feb 16

House

Introduced in House