Permits Adjutant General to Pay Employees During Federal Shutdown

State Bills: West Virginia

Published March 17th, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

Summary

West Virginia Governor signed SB945 into law, permitting the Adjutant General to pay employees during federal government shutdowns or furloughs. The bill passed unanimously in both chambers with strong bipartisan support (Senate 34-0, House 95-0). This enables continued compensation for National Guard and Adjutant General employees when federal funding is disrupted.

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What changed

West Virginia enacted SB945 authorizing the Adjutant General to continue employee compensation during federal government shutdowns or furloughs. The bill received unanimous legislative approval across both chambers and was signed into law on March 17, 2026, following introduction on February 16, 2026. The legislation applies specifically to employees under the Adjutant General's authority, likely including National Guard personnel.

This is an enabling measure that creates no new compliance obligations for private entities. Government HR and payroll administrators within the Adjutant General's office should familiarize themselves with the new payment authorization procedures. No comment period or implementation deadline applies as this is a final enacted bill with no external compliance requirements.

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / West Virginia / SB945 Signed by Governor SB945 Senate Bill Signed by Governor 2026-03-17

Permitting Adjutant General to pay employees during federal government shutdown or furlough

The purpose of this bill is to permit the Adjutant General to pay employees during a federal government shutdown or furlough.

Bill Details

State West Virginia

Session 2026 Regular Session

Chamber Senate

Official Source www.wvlegislature.gov/BillStatus/Billshi...

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Action History

2026-03-14 H Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - House Journal 2026-03-14 S Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 - Senate Journal 2026-03-17 S Approved by Governor 3/17/2026 2026-03-13 S To Governor 3/13/2026 2026-03-13 H House received Senate message 2026-03-11 S Completed legislative action 2026-03-11 S Communicated to House 2026-03-11 S Passed Senate (Roll No. 473) 2026-03-11 S Senate concurred in House title amendment (Voice vote) 2026-03-11 S House Message received 2026-03-11 H Communicated to Senate 2026-03-11 H Title amendment adopted (Voice vote) 2026-03-11 H Passed House (Roll No. 396) 2026-03-11 H Read 3rd time 2026-03-11 H On 3rd reading, Special Calendar 2026-03-10 H Read 2nd time 2026-03-10 H On 2nd reading, Special Calendar 2026-03-09 H Read 1st time 2026-03-09 H Immediate consideration 2026-03-09 H With title amendment, do pass 2026-02-25 H To House Finance 2026-02-26 H To Finance 2026-02-25 H Introduced in House 2026-02-25 H House received Senate message 2026-02-24 S Ordered to House 2026-02-24 S Passed Senate (Roll No. 219) 2026-02-24 S Read 3rd time 2026-02-24 S On 3rd reading 2026-02-23 S Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote) 2026-02-23 S Read 2nd time 2026-02-23 S On 2nd reading 2026-02-21 S Read 1st time 2026-02-21 S On 1st reading 2026-02-20 S Committee substitute reported 2026-02-16 S To Military 2026-02-16 S Introduced in Senate 2026-02-16 S To Military 2026-02-16 S Filed for introduction

Votes

2026-02-24 Passed Senate (Roll No. 219) Yea: 34 Nay: 0 2026-03-11 Passed House (Roll No. 396) Yea: 95 Nay: 0 2026-03-11 Passed Senate (Roll No. 473) Yea: 32 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2026-02-16 S Military 2026-02-26 H Finance

Amendments

2026-02-23 sb945 sfa weld _1 2-23 2026-02-23 sb945 sfa weld _1 2-23 adopted Adopted 2026-03-06 sb945 hfin amt 2026-03-06 sb945 hfin amt adopted Adopted