This amendment provides $43.1 million in new funding for opioid treatment programs and moves a separate $5 million project from the Department of Mental Health to the Department of Public Health.
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HB487
HB487: Extra Funding for Opioid Treatment and Prevention
Last scannedAug 24, 2026, 9:06 AM
In one sentence
This law provides $43,138,650 from the Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund to state agencies and universities in Alabama for opioid treatment, prevention, and recovery services.
What it does
- Provides a total of $43,138,650 for programs that treat addiction, prevent drug use, and support people recovering from opioids.
- Transfers $5,000,000 originally given to the Department of Mental Health so the Department of Public Health can build a dedicated opioid treatment center using the Therapeutic Community Treatment Model.
- Funds specific projects like buying Naloxone medicine, supporting the 988 Crisis Line, and training doctors at universities.
- Gives money to courts, district attorneys, child advocacy centers, senior service programs, and correction facilities for addiction awareness, counseling services, and treatment initiatives.
- Allows any unused funds from this year to be saved and used in future years instead of being returned.
Who it affects
- State agencies including the Department of Mental Health, Department of Public Health, Board of Pardons and Paroles, Department of Corrections, Administrative Office of Courts, District Attorneys, Child Advocacy Centers, Office of Prosecution Services, Department of Forensic Sciences, and Department of Senior Services.
- Universities such as Auburn University, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, and USA Health University of South Alabama.
Limits and unknowns
- The law lists the agencies receiving money but does not list every specific person or facility that will receive services.
- While funding amounts are set for specific uses like buying equipment or running campaigns, details on how those programs run day-to-day are not included in this text.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund
- A special pool of money set aside to pay for programs that treat opioid addiction and reduce drug problems.
- Naloxone
- A medicine used to quickly reverse an overdose caused by opioids like heroin or prescription painkillers.
- Medication-Assisted Treatment (MOUD)
- Using approved medicines along with counseling to help people stop using drugs and stay sober, specifically mentioned for incarcerated individuals in this law.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
This act: (1) makes supplemental appropriations from the Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund to various state entities in the amount of $43,138,650 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and (2) transfers $5,000,000 that was appropriated to the Department of Mental Health from the Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund by Act 2025-255 for use in establishing a dedicated opioid treatment center to the Alabama Department of Public Health for the same purpose.
Official activity
Bill history
- EnactedHouse
- Delivered to GovernorHouse
- Signature RequestedSenate
- Reynolds Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1245 (Yeas 104, Nays 0)House
- EnrolledHouse
- Ready to EnrollHouse
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1126 (Yeas 34, Nays 0)Senate
- Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1125 (Yeas 34, Nays 0)Senate
- Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 33, Nays 0)Senate
- Albritton 1st Substitute OfferedSenate
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSenate
- Reported Out of Committee Second HouseSenate
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 615 (Yeas 102, Nays 0)House
- Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 102, Nays 0)House
- Pending Committee Action in Second HouseSenate
- Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General FundSenate
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarHouse
- Reported Out of Committee House of OriginHouse
- Pending Committee Action in House of OriginHouse
- Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General FundHouse
Changes
Amendments
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