Enacted Budget – Fiscal Year 2027
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey signed the fiscal 2027 budget on March 12 with 12 objections. General revenue appropriations in the bill prior to the objections totaled $5.5 billion, an increase of $269.98 million, or 5.2 percent, over the fiscal 2026 general revenue enrolled budget. The general revenue fund estimate for fiscal 2027 (as noted in the fiscal 2027 Budget Report) is $5.5 billion, an increase of 3.2 percent over fiscal 2026.
The budget signed by the governor delivers several priorities championed by the administration aimed at strengthening the state’s long-term economic growth and community resilience. Prioritizing education, the budget fully funds the HOPE Scholarship program, fully funds the state’s higher education funding formula for the first time, and awards funds to support West Virginia’s medical education institutions. The budget directs additional funding dedicated to improving West Virginia roads and continues legislative process toward enacting an income tax cut. For the first time, the state’s Flood Resiliency Trust Fund will receive dedicated funding through an investment included in the final budget to strengthen flood preparedness, improve disaster mitigation efforts, and support long-term infrastructure projects designed to better protect communities. The budget allocates additional funding to the Mountain State Digital Literacy Program to help ensure residents gain the digital skills needed to participate in today’s economy, while also directing funding to the Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council for water and sewer improvements. To assist communities in removing abandoned and unsafe structures, the budget allocates funding to the Dilapidated Properties Program. The budget includes funding to provide a three percent pay increase for state employees, including teachers, highway workers, and law enforcement officers and limits increases in the Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) program to three percent.