HB453 Summary

• Appropriates $1,000,000 to Alabama Tourism Department for the World Games and $14,000,000 to Board of Pardons and Paroles for fiscal year ending September 30, 2021.

• Allocates $9,200,000 to Department of Public Health, including $7,500,000 for coronavirus preparedness and response, $1,200,000 for workforce development medical schools, and $500,000 for USA Women's and Children's Hospital capital expenses.

• Provides $4,500,000 to Office of Information Technology for cybersecurity, $633,985 to Supreme Court for case management and e-filing systems, and $8,044,783 from Litigation Support Fund to Attorney General for opioid abuse prevention and treatment grant program.

• Appropriates estimated $12,000,000 in federal funds to Department of Economic and Community Affairs for Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program and estimated $125,000,000 from Alabama Homeowner Assistance Fund to Department of Finance for homeowner assistance administration.

• Amends Section 10 of Act 2020-168 to require that Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds and Coronavirus Capital Projects Funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 be appropriated through independent supplemental bills and that Department of Finance report monthly on all expenditures publicly.