SB8 Alabama 2015 2nd Special Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bill Holtzclaw

Republican

Session

Second Special Session 2015

Title

General fund budget, appropriations for ordinary expenses of executive, legislative, and judicial departments

Summary

SB8 is Alabama's FY2016 general fund budget bill, authorizing ordinary expenses for the executive, legislative, and judicial branches along with debt service and capital outlay.

What This Bill Does

It specifies how much money from the State General Fund and earmarked funds is allocated for FY2016 to state agencies and programs. It creates a two-tier priority for conditional appropriations, with Medicaid as the first priority and a second group of Legislative and Judicial entities funded next, before other conditionals. It also reappropriates unspent FY2015 funds, imposes capital-outlay and vehicle-purchase limits, and sets a fixed state employee health insurance rate, among other financial and reporting requirements.

Who It Affects

• State agencies in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches that receive funding to operate and run programs for FY2016.
• Alabama residents who rely on state services, including Medicaid and health-related programs, as funding levels influence access and availability.

Key Provisions

• Section 2: Provides FY2016 appropriations from the State General Fund and earmarked funds to a wide range of agencies and programs across the three branches for ordinary expenses, debt service, and capital outlay.
• Section 3: Establishes priority conditional appropriations, with Medicaid as the first priority, followed by a defined set of second-priority entities (including Examiners of Public Accounts, Law Institute, Legislative offices, and various courts and commissions).
• Section 4: Reappropriates unspent FY2015 appropriations to the same offices for FY2016.
• Section 7: Prohibits new capital outlay for constructing new buildings or related facilities, with exceptions only for bond-funded projects or pre-existing contracts, and requires unanimous approval for capital-outlay decisions in emergencies.
• Section 8: Prohibits spending on new automotive vehicles, with limited exceptions for emergency needs and requires unanimous approval for such purchases.
• Section 21: Sets a fixed State Employees' Insurance Board (SEIB) rate of $850 per month for full-time employees for FY2016 and directs adjustments as needed to maintain that rate.
• Section 26-29: Covers transfers, gifts, grants, and interagency arrangements, including provisions to reimburse for audits and to allow certain fund transfers to support specific programs or responses.

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

Subjects

Appropriations