SJR24 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve French

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Charles BishopJimmy HolleyScott BeasonLarry DixonHenry Eugene “Hank” Erwin Jr.Rusty GloverBen H. BrooksDel MarshJ.T. WaggonerHarri Anne Smith

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

General Fund Budget, Legislature, expense allowance, if proration declared expense allowance reduced

Summary

If Alabama's General Fund budget is declared in proration, SJR24 would require the legislature's expense allowance to be reduced by the same percentage for the rest of the fiscal year.

What This Bill Does

Under SJR24, any General Fund proration would trigger a corresponding cut to the legislature's expense allowance for the remainder of the fiscal year, matching the proration percentage. The reduction applies to expense allowances governed by the listed acts (87-209/HJR 287 of 1987, 91-95/SJR 45 of 1991, 91-108/HJR 7 of 1991, and 2007-75/HJR 29 of 2007). The bill notes that such cuts are meant to be uniformly applied to all General Fund recipients when proration occurs.

Who It Affects

• Members of the Alabama Legislature who receive an expense allowance funded by the General Fund would have their allowance reduced by the same proration percentage for the remainder of the fiscal year.
• Other General Fund recipients and programs funded by the General Fund could be affected indirectly, since proration cuts are described as being uniformly applied to all General Fund recipients.

Key Provisions

• If the General Fund Budget is declared in proration, the legislature's expense allowance shall be reduced by the same percent for the remainder of the fiscal year.
• The reduction applies to expense allowances payable under Act 87-209 (HJR 287, 1987), Act 91-95 (SJR 45, 1991), Act 91-108 (HJR 7, 1991), and Act 2007-75 (HJR 29, 2007).
• Cuts are intended to be uniformly applied to all General Fund recipients when proration occurs.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative