HB3020, as passed by the General Assembly, appropriates approximately $3.4 billion, including nearly $2.9 billion in funds from the American Recovery Plan Act.
The Senate passed HB3020 on May 5, 2022, by a vote of 26 to 5. We have assigned pluses to the nays because this bill allocates a substantial amount of unconstitutional federal COVID-19 relief funds, contributing to the state’s record $48.4 billion budget for FY 2023. States should oppose the use of federal taxpayer money for purposes not authorized under Article 1, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.