HB700 Alabama 2015 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Unified appropriations for state General Fund and Education Trust Fund; state revenue sources unearmarked, effective Jan. 1, 2017, constitutional amendment
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under current law there exist a number of
statutory and constitutional earmarks for the
spending of state revenues</p><p class="bill_description">
This proposed amendment to the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, to become effective January 1,
2017, would eliminate all requirements that limit
the appropriation or spending of state revenues in
a particular manner contained in the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901 and prohibit any general or
local law that directs state revenue to be
appropriated or spent in a particular manner. The
proposed amendment would further allow for a
unified appropriations bill</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, to become effective January 1, 2017, that
would eliminate all requirements that limit the appropriation
or spending of state revenues in a particular manner contained
in the Constitution of Alabama of 1901 and prohibit any
general or local law that directs state revenue to be
appropriated or spent in a particular manner. The proposed
amendment would further allow for a unified appropriations
bill.
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Subjects
Constitutional Amendments
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 26, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB700 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |