The Finance Committee met this afternoon to review the committee substitute for House Bill 4023, Budget Bill.
A few changes were made between the originally introduced bill and the committee substitute.
The committee substitute made $27,572,802 in budget improvements. Improvements were made to the House of Delegates, the Supreme Court, Public Defenders, Foster Care, State Troopers, Veterans Assistance, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Economic Development, Broadband, and more.
The committee substitute made $31,618,794 in budget cuts. The cuts included $7 million from Tourism (Brand Promotion), $2,771,363 from Jobs & Hope, $14 million from WVU and $8 million from Marshall University.
The Budget total is $4,645,423,992. The budget is balanced.
The Legislature’s budget is $25,596,694. The Judicial Branch’s budget is $146,318,036. The Executive Branch budget is $46,721,407.
An amendment was offered and rejected. The bill advances to the House Floor.
