The resolution amends and reenacts Act 2023-383, HJR204, to create the Oversight Commission on Alabama Opioid Settlement Funds, which is tasked with developing a statewide plan for the investment and use of funds received from opioid settlements. The commission is also responsible for reviewing the expenditures of these funds to ensure they are used effectively to address the opioid crisis in Alabama. The resolution outlines the expanded membership of the commission, which now includes various state officials, experts in opioid treatment and abatement, legislative members, and representatives for veterans. The commission aims to reflect the state's diversity and will meet at least semiannually to review investment plans.
The commission's operations are detailed, including the appointment of the Chair of the House Ways and Means-General Fund Committee as the chair of the commission, the scheduling of meetings, and the compensation for legislative members. Other members may be reimbursed for expenses according to the policies of their appointing authorities. The commission is required to provide meeting notices, member lists, findings, and documents to the Secretary of State. It has an annual expenditure limit of $5,000 and will continue to exist until all opioid settlement funds have been appropriated and expended, after which it will be dissolved. The resolution was passed by the House on February 20, 2024, and adopted by the Senate on April 4, 2024.