HB 300 Summary

• Makes supplemental operating appropriations totaling $29,746,700 for fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022) across multiple state agencies including Corrections ($14,984,300), Health and Social Services ($5,150,000), and Public Safety ($2,583,400).

• Appropriates $1,288,529 in capital project funding to the Department of Natural Resources for LIDAR mapping ($1,088,529) and historic preservation ($200,000).

• Extends labor contract negotiation funding for the Department of Administration through fiscal year 2023 and allocates $7,419,161 in federal COVID-19 relief funds to the Department of Health and Social Services for grantee expenses.

• Appropriates $232,900 to the Department of Law for state judgment and settlement payments, plus additional funding as needed for judgments awarded by June 30, 2022.

• Reappropriates $4,661,302 in unexpended balances from prior transportation appropriations for emergency weather and catastrophic event response, with the act taking effect immediately.