SB231 Alabama 2018 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, $180,000 is appropriated automatically from the state General Fund to the Emergency Forest Fire, Insect and Disease Fund at the beginning of each fiscal year. Also under existing law, this emergency fund can not exceed a total accumulated amount of $1,000,000
This bill would increase the automatic appropriated amount from the General Fund provided to the Emergency Forest Fire, Insect and Disease Fund at the beginning of each fiscal year to $250,000 annually and would also increase the maximum accumulated amount in the fund to $2,000,000
To amend Section 9-3-10.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to increase the automatic appropriated amount to the Emergency Forest Fire, Insect and Disease Fund from the General Fund; and to increase the cap of the maximum accumulated amount of the fund.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 13, 2018 | S | Assigned Act No. 2018-266. |
| March 13, 2018 | H | Signature Requested |
| March 13, 2018 | S | Enrolled |
| March 13, 2018 | S | Passed Second House |
| March 13, 2018 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 727 |
| March 13, 2018 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 8, 2018 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 6, 2018 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means General Fund |
| March 6, 2018 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 610 |
| March 6, 2018 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| March 1, 2018 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 22, 2018 | S | Re-referred to Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
| January 25, 2018 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 8, 2018 | Room 617 at 09:00 | House W&MGF Hearing |
| Hearing | February 28, 2018 | Room 727 **BILL ADDED** at 09:30 | Senate F&TG Hearing |
| Hearing | February 22, 2018 | at 00:00 | Senate AC&F Hearing |
| Hearing | January 31, 2018 | RM316 at 14:00 | Senate AC&F Hearing |
| Hearing | May 18, 2017 | Room 410 at 00:00 | House A&F Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB231 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced |