Health and Human Development Committee

The City of St. Louis Health and Human Development Committee met on October 23, 2026. The committee heard Board Bill 94 on opioid-settlement resources and the Department of Health’s work supporting prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery. The department described a roughly $2 million public funding application process that received 26 proposals, support for community organizations including Williams and Associates and Haven Recovery, and prior purchases including about $55,000 in airway equipment for Fire and EMS and 500 medication lockboxes for St. Louis Children’s Hospital, with 500 more planned. After public comment and committee discussion, Board Bill 94 was reported as passed by the committee; the transcript does not provide a vote tally.

The committee also heard a presentation on Board Bill 91, which would codify the city’s Code Blue shelter response and provide recurring funding of up to $5 million per year from existing marijuana sales tax revenue, beginning in fiscal year 2028. Proposed uses include shelter operations, outreach, transportation, supplies, and warming or cooling sites; the bill also sets activation and public-notification procedures and provisions for people with pets. Officials said the marijuana tax fund currently holds about $1.76 million. Public commenters supported stable shelter funding and raised concerns about protecting unhoused residents. No vote was taken on Board Bill 91 at this hearing; further committee and community discussion was anticipated.