HB20 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Paul DeMarco
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Finance Department, required to develop and maintain automated inventory of state agency, facilities and lands, exceptions
Summary: HB20 requires the Alabama Department of Finance to create and maintain an automated, publicly accessible inventory of all state facilities and lands, with certain exceptions and cross-agency coordination.
What This Bill Does
The Finance Department must develop and maintain an automated inventory of all facilities and lands owned, leased, rented, or otherwise occupied or maintained by any state agency or the judicial branch, including location, occupying agency, and ownership. Facilities are defined as buildings, structures, and building systems, and do not include facilities of the Department of Transportation or the Alabama State Port Authority. The Department of Transportation, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, and the State Department of Postsecondary Education have separate inventory duties (DOT online facility inventory; higher education facilities inventory provided in a format acceptable to Finance). The inventories must be updated at least every three years and whenever acquisitions or significant changes occur, and the public will be able to access the centralized inventory on the Finance website.

Who It Affects
State agencies and the judicial branch: their facilities and lands will be cataloged in a centralized automated inventory, and they must report significant changes as they occur.
Department of Transportation, higher education entities, Retirement Systems of Alabama, and the general public: DOT must maintain its own online facility inventory; higher education bodies must inventory university and community college facilities and share data with Finance; Retirement Systems of Alabama have specific lease-disclosure limitations; and the public will gain online access to the inventories.

Key Provisions
Provision 1: The State Department of Finance must develop and maintain an automated inventory of all state facilities and lands (location, occupying agency, ownership) for all state agencies and the judiciary, with facilities defined as buildings, structures, and building systems and excluding DOT and Port Authority facilities.
Provision 2: The act sets separate duties for DOT and higher education agencies (DOT online inventory; ACHE/POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION inventory of state university and community college facilities in Finance's prescribed format), requires updates every 3 years (and for acquisitions/changes), requires public online access, and includes lease-disclosure rules related to the Retirement Systems of Alabama.

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