HR333 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

House of Representatives, Special Order Calendar

Summary

HR333 sets a special order calendar that places a list of specific bills as the top priority for the Alabama House to consider on the 23rd legislative day and on subsequent days until they are acted upon.

What This Bill Does

It directs the House Rules Committee to designate certain bills as a special and paramount order of business, giving them precedence over regular business. The calendar remains in effect on following legislative days until the listed bills are dispensed. The included topics cover Medicaid funding and administration, domestic violence funding, prisoner litigation reform, general fund transfers, tobacco settlement funds, nursing facility and hospital assessments, and Medicaid policy and budgeting matters.

Who It Affects

• Members of the Alabama House of Representatives and legislative staff who control floor debate and scheduling, since these bills must be considered first on the specified days.
• State agencies and programs implicated by the listed bills (for example the Alabama Medicaid Agency, Department of Corrections, Finance Director, and various funds), as their funding, policies, and organizational structures could be affected once these bills are addressed.

Key Provisions

• Establishes a special and paramount order of business for the 23rd legislative day and continues on subsequent days until the listed bills are dispensed.
• HB370: Medicaid funding cap on State General Fund dollars to the Alabama Medicaid Agency; caps per-member-per-month rates for services.
• SB152: Allocates funds for the Coalition Against Domestic Violence; requires an operations plan and audited financial statements, plus quarterly and end-of-year reports.
• HB454: Medicaid Agency to deliver medical services to eligible persons through regional care organizations.
• SB106: Prisoner Litigation Reform Act; requires administrative remedies before filing suit, details for Department of Corrections procedures, repayment of costs when proceeding in forma pauperis, maintenance of records, and resolution of certain prison condition claims by a three-judge panel.
• SB100: General Fund budgeting; transfers funds from multiple funds across agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014.
• SB287: Tobacco master settlement; settlement with participating manufacturer over non-participating manufacturer adjustments; transfers related funds to the State General Fund for fiscal year 2014.
• SB288: Children First Trust Fund; appropriations and use of tobacco settlement revenues; requirements for deposits, agency notifications, and audits; contingent appropriations linked to a proposed constitutional amendment (SB147).
• HB562: Nursing facilities; extension of supplemental privilege assessment and monthly surcharge, with expiration conditions and amendments.
• HB605: Hospitals; extend private hospital assessments for Medicaid funding through fiscal year 2015; covers state-owned and public hospitals and includes intergovernmental transfer changes for Medicaid funding, with multiple sections amended.
• SB143: General Fund budget; appropriations for ordinary expenses of executive, legislative, and judicial departments.
• HB371: Medicaid; potential increase of copayments via a waiver for health care services.
• HB372: Medicaid; abolishes the Permanent Joint Medicaid Committee and creates a Medicaid Advisory Commission made up of health care providers; defines duties, members, and expenses.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolution, Legislative