# Alabama HB487: Appropriations, supplemental appropriations from the Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026 Alabama HB487, Appropriations, supplemental appropriations from the Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rex Reynolds (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-17 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB487-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB487 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Appropriations, supplemental appropriations from the Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026 - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-19 - Last action: 2026-04-17, Enacted - Sponsor: Rex Reynolds (Republican) - Cosponsors: 34 - Subjects: Appropriations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (409 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 10 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - More funding for courts and testing: benefit, low. The Administrative Office of Courts gets $3 million for Specialty Courts. District attorneys get $2.1 million, divided equally among districts. The Department of Forensic Sciences gets $450,000 to increase lab capacity and buy more fentanyl detection equipment. These allocations cover the fiscal ye… - More funding for seniors and grandparents: benefit, low. Alabama’s Department of Senior Services gets $500,000 for Seniors and Grandparents Programs. The funding covers the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The law does not specify the services, who qualifies, or any household payment amount. - Unspent opioid funds stay with programs: benefit, low. Beginning June 1, 2026, the law provides $43.13865 million in supplemental funding from Alabama’s Opioid Treatment and Abatement Fund. That includes $26.36 million for the Department of Mental Health. The appropriations cover the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. Any money appropriated under t… - More funding for addiction treatment: benefit, low. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, Alabama’s Department of Mental Health gets funding for addiction care. This includes $8.93 million for prevention, treatment, and recovery grants, plus $2 million for the state’s Medicaid share. Residential detox gets $1 million, and adolescent substan… - More funding for opioid crisis support: benefit, low. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, the Department of Mental Health gets $4 million for the 988 Crisis Line. It also gets $1 million to buy naloxone and $1.3 million to continue its statewide marketing campaign. USA Health at the University of South Alabama gets $1.1 million for the Safe… - More prevention and counseling for children: benefit, low. Auburn University gets $1.9 million to expand its Harrison College of Pharmacy K-12 Opioid Prevention Program. Alabama Child Advocacy Centers get $2.13665 million for counseling, family advocacy sessions, and forensic interviews. Both allocations cover the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The… - More recovery support for incarcerated people: benefit, low. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, the Board of Pardons and Paroles gets $1.5 million. It funds added recovery and facility services at CARE in Thomasville, plus PREP facility changes. The Department of Corrections gets $1 million to expand medication-assisted treatment in work release… - More school awareness and jail treatment: benefit, low. The Office of Prosecution Services gets $1.092 million for school resource addiction awareness and opioid treatment support in jails. Jail treatment support must involve the Alabama Sheriff’s Association. The funding covers the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The law does not specify individ… - More training funds for addiction care: benefit, low. The University of Alabama at Birmingham gets $2 million for its Psychiatry Residency Program. The Department of Mental Health gets $130,000 for addiction medicine education by the Alabama Society of Addiction Medicine. Both allocations cover the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The funds supp… - Public Health takes over treatment center: benefit, low. The law transfers $5 million previously approved under Act 2025-255 from Mental Health to Public Health. Public Health receives the transferred money for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, to establish a dedicated opioid treatment center. The center must use the Therapeutic Community Treatm… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Rex Reynolds (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Adline Clarke (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Alan Baker (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Andy Whitt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Anthony Daniels (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Barbara Drummond (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bill Lamb (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Robertson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chip Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chris Blackshear (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Cindy Myrex (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Danny Crawford (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Donna Givens (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Frances Holk-Jones (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ginny Shaver (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Heath Allbright (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ivan Smith (Republican), House - Cosponsor: James Lomax (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jeff Sorrells (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer Fidler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Joe Lovvorn (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kenneth Paschal (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kristin Nelson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Laura Hall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marcus Paramore (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Gidley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Shirey (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Nathaniel Ledbetter (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Neil Rafferty (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Paul W. Lee (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Phillip Ensler (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rick Rehm (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Russell Bedsole (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steve Clouse (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Susan DuBose (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-07 | House | Reynolds Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1245 | pass | 104 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1126 | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1125 | pass | 34 | 0 | | | 2026-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 102 | 0 | 1 | | 2026-02-26 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 615 | pass | 102 | 0 | 1 | ## Actions (20) - 2026-04-17: Enacted (House) - 2026-04-08: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-04-07: Reynolds Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1245 (House) - 2026-04-07: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2026-04-07: Enrolled (House) - 2026-04-02: Third Reading in Second House (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Albritton 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1125 (Senate) - 2026-04-02: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1126 (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2026-02-26: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 615 (House) - 2026-02-26: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2026-02-25: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2026-02-25: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-02-19: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund (House) - 2026-02-19: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB487-int.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB487-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created (enacted) - SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted) - SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted) - HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted) - SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted) - SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB487-int.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB487-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB67-2026rs) - [SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB154-2026rs) - [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs) - [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs) - [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs) - [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB487-2026rs (as of 2026-10-19).