# West Virginia HB 2116: Allowing for surplus money collected above voter approved excess levy requests to remain with specific county and placed in general fund

West Virginia HB 2116, Allowing for surplus money collected above voter approved excess levy requests to remain with specific county and placed in general fund, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Doug Smith (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-02-12 (Filed for introduction) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: West Virginia HB 2116
- State: West Virginia
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Allowing for surplus money collected above voter approved excess levy requests to remain with specific county and placed in general fund
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-12
- Last action: 2025-02-12, Filed for introduction
- Sponsor: Doug Smith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: §11-8-16, House Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Doug Smith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jordan Maynor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clay Riley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Smith (Republican), House

## Actions (4)

- 2025-02-12: Filed for introduction (House)
- 2025-02-12: To Finance (House)
- 2025-02-12: Introduced in House (House)
- 2025-02-12: To House Finance (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced Version: [HTML](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2116 intr.htm), [PDF](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2116 intr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses (signed)
- SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor (signed)
- SB 196: Lauren's Law (signed)
- SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer (signed)
- SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared emergency (signed)
- SB 617: Discouraging gang activity (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced Version (HTML)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2116 intr.htm)
- [Introduced Version (PDF)](https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2116 intr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 2451: To facilitate the creation of home-based businesses](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2451-2025rs)
- [SB 464: Creating license plate for recipients of Medal of Valor](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB464-2025rs)
- [SB 196: Lauren's Law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB196-2025rs)
- [SB 138: Enhancing penalties for fleeing officer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB138-2025rs)
- [SB 270: Declaring sale and manufacture of firearms essential business during declared e…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB270-2025rs)
- [SB 617: Discouraging gang activity](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-SB617-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WV-HB2116-2025rs (as of 2026-10-17).