HB 4729 Summary

• Appropriates $125,000,000 in supplemental funding for fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, from state general fund.

• Allocates $50,000,000 to Department of Health and Human Services for coronavirus public health emergency health care capacity expansion.

• Allocates $75,000,000 to Department of Technology, Management, and Budget: $40,000,000 for coronavirus public health emergency response and $35,000,000 for coronavirus response fund.

• Creates coronavirus response fund in state treasury to hold $35,000,000; funds may only be spent upon appropriation or legislative transfer.

• Requires office of auditor general to conduct monthly audits of coronavirus-related expenditures and submit detailed reports by September 30, 2020; requires state budget director to provide biweekly funding status reports.