HB 1004 Summary

• Appropriates $343,038,673 total funds ($44,734,455 general fund) to the Department of Health and Human Services public health division for the 2023-25 biennium, including $97,740,266 for COVID-19 response and $55,120,000 for public health laboratory capital project.

• Authorizes the Office of Management and Budget to transfer appropriation authority between line items within the public health division budget and other DHHS appropriations as requested by the department, with transfers over $50,000 reported to the legislature.

• Requires 80% of funds received from the JUUL Labs, Inc. consent judgment (entered December 8, 2022) to be deposited in the community health trust fund, with the Attorney General transferring funds already received to the trust fund by July 1, 2023.

• Allocates $870,000 in federal COVID-19 public health workforce grant funds to local public health units through a competitive grant process, with applications due by December 31, 2023.

• Establishes a laboratory building steering committee with representation from multiple state agencies and the legislative assembly to oversee the design and construction of the public health laboratory building project.