HB 487 Alabama House · 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations, supplemental appropriations from the Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026

HB 487 allocates $43,138,650 in supplemental funding from Alabama’s Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The bill directs funds to specific state entities, including $26.36 million to the Department of Mental Health for opioid prevention, treatment, and recovery programs (such as Naloxone purchases, the 988 Crisis Line, and residential detox), $1 million to the Department of Corrections for medication-assisted treatment and harm-reduction services in prisons, and smaller allocations to universities, courts, child advocacy centers, and law enforcement. Key provisions include funding for opioid prevention programs in schools, expansion of treatment beds, and support for community-based recovery services. Unused funds will carry forward to the next fiscal year, as specified in Section 2.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 19, 2026 Signed Apr 17, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits · Apr 17, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized as an enrolled act, adding a transfer of $5 million from the Department of Mental Health to the Department of Public Health to establish a dedicated opioid treatment center. The text was reorganized to include a new section detailing this transfer and the specific funding requirements for the new center, while also adding a new appropriation of $1 million to the Department of Corrections for expanding treatment and recovery services for incarcerated individuals.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include a specific transfer of funds between state departments and a new initiative for the Department of Corrections to support substance abuse treatment within the prison system.
FISCAL

Added a new provision transferring $5 million from the Department of Mental Health to the Department of Public Health to fund a dedicated opioid treatment center using the Therapeutic Community Treatment Model.

Added a new appropriation of $1 million to the Department of Corrections to support medication-assisted treatment, recovery programming, and harm-reduction measures for incarcerated individuals.

TECHNICAL

Reorganized the bill text to consolidate the synopsis and enacted sections, adding page headers and signatures to reflect its final enrolled status.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Apr 7, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reynolds Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1245
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1126
upper
Apr 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1125
upper
Apr 2, 2026
Introduced
Albritton 1st Substitute Offered
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 615
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Ways and Means General Fund)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Rex Reynolds
RRepublican
AL
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