HJR204 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rex ReynoldsRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

CREATING THE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION ON ALABAMA OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS.

Summary

Creates the Oversight Commission on Alabama Opioid Settlement Funds to develop a statewide investment plan and review how the funds are spent.

What This Bill Does

It establishes a commission made up of state officials, lawmakers, and opioid treatment experts to guide and monitor the use of opioid settlement funds. The commission will develop a statewide plan for investment and use of the funds and will review expenditures by agencies to ensure they achieve the best results in treating and preventing opioid use and addiction. Its membership must reflect diversity, and the chair will be the House Ways and Means-General Fund Committee chair; it sets meeting rules, compensation rules for members, and an annual spending cap of $5,000. It stays in existence until all opioid settlement funds have been appropriated and expended, at which point it is dissolved.

Who It Affects

• Alabama taxpayers and residents affected by the opioid crisis, whose funds will be invested and monitored to improve treatment, prevention, and recovery efforts.
• State agencies, departments, and opioid treatment/prevention providers that work with the funds and programs overseen by the commission, whose expenditures will be reviewed and guided.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the Oversight Commission on Alabama Opioid Settlement Funds to guide investment and use of opioid settlement funds and review expenditures.
• Specifies membership from state agencies (Mental Health, Pardons and Paroles, Health, Finance), three opioid-treatment experts (appointed by AG, Governor, and Lt. Governor), a veterans' expert (appointed by the Department of Veterans Affairs), the Speaker of the House, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and two House and two Senate members.
• Requires the commission to be inclusive and reflect the state's diversity in race, gender, geography, urban/rural status, and economy.
• Designates the Chair as the Chair of the House Ways and Means-General Fund Committee.
• Meets as soon as practical and at least semiannually, with notice to the Secretary of State and reporting of its findings and documents.
• Legislative members receive compensation, per diem, and travel expenses; other members may be reimbursed according to their appointing authorities' policies.
• Imposes an annual spending cap of $5,000 for the commission.
• Continues the commission until all opioid settlement funds are appropriated and expended, then dissolves.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Creating the Oversight Commission on Alabama Opioid Settlement Funds