SR84 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

This Senate resolution puts seven bills on a special order calendar, giving them priority for 22 legislative days.

What This Bill Does

It designates HB154, HB152, HB166, HB156, HB157, HB176, and HB177 as the special, paramount, continuing order of business, to be considered before other matters for the next 22 legislative days. The listed bills involve budget adjustments, a state employee cost-of-living increase, and funding or extensions related to domestic violence services, the Children First Trust Fund, hospitals, and nursing facilities. By itself, SR84 only sets the order of business; any policy changes would come from the bills if they pass.

Who It Affects

• Group 1: State government agencies, boards, and funds listed in the bills (e.g., Home Builders Licensure Board, Alabama State Board of Midwifery, Alabama Behavior Analyst Licensing Board, Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Children First Trust Fund, hospitals, nursing facilities, Medicaid programs, and related general fund activities) that would receive or administer funding and oversight under these bills.
• Group 2: People who would be affected by the funding actions and policy changes if the bills pass, including state employees receiving a cost-of-living raise, domestic violence survivors and their service providers, families and children supported by the Children First Trust Fund, and Medicaid recipients in hospitals or nursing facilities.

Key Provisions

• HB154 provides supplemental appropriations to specified funds and boards (Home Builders Property Acquisition Fund to the Home Builders Licensure Board; Alabama State Board of Midwifery Fund to the Alabama State Board of Midwifery; Alabama Behavior Analyst Licensing Board Fund to the Alabama Behavior Analyst Licensing Board) for fiscal year 2019.
• HB152 sets General Fund budget appropriations for other government functions, debt service, and capital outlay for FY ending September 30, 2020.
• HB166 authorizes a cost-of-living increase for state employees for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2019.
• HB156 appropriates funds to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence and requires an operations plan, audited financial statements, and quarterly and end-of-year reports.
• HB157 appropriates from the Children First Trust Fund for FY 2020, outlines use of allocations and tobacco settlement revenues, requires timely deposits and notifications, audits, and reporting to the Legislature and Children’s Policy Council; includes General Fund appropriations to various entities.
• HB176 extends the private hospital assessment and Medicaid funding program for FY 2019, with amendments to multiple related sections.
• HB177 extends the supplemental privilege assessment and monthly surcharge for Medicaid for nursing facilities, with expiration conditions and amendments to the applicable statute.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative