HB186 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Steve ClouseRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Supplemental appropriations, Home Builders Property Acquisition Fund to Home Builders Licensure Board; Alabama State Board of Midwifery Fund to the Alabama State Board of Midwifery; and Alabama Behavior Analyst Licensing Board Fund to the Alabama Behavior Analyst Licensing Board, supp. approp. for fiscal year 2019
Summary: HB 186 provides a large set of supplemental appropriations for FY 2020 from various funds and the General Fund to specific Alabama state agencies, boards, and programs.
What This Bill Does
The bill adds new funding beyond existing appropriations for multiple state entities and purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. Funds come from diverse sources, including the Forever Wild Land Trust, Genetic Counseling Fund, Alabama Bail Bond Board Fund, and the State General Fund, and are targeted to specific programs such as IT system upgrades, park repairs, health and mental health services, and public health readiness. It also creates and seeds the General Fund Budget Reserve Fund with initial funding and sets an immediate effective date.

Who It Affects
State agencies, boards, and funds that receive additional appropriations (e.g., Alabama State Board of Midwifery, Alabama Board of Genetic Counseling, Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board, Forever Wild Land Trust, Department of Finance, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Legislature, Alabama Forestry Commission, Department of Mental Health, Department of Human Resources, Department of Public Health, and the General Fund Budget Reserve Fund).
Alabama residents and public services benefiting from these allocations, including health, mental health, rural crisis services, park repairs, disaster readiness, and infrastructure improvements.

Key Provisions
Section 1: $25,000 from the Alabama State Board of Midwifery Fund to the Alabama State Board of Midwifery for FY2020.
Section 2: $70,000 from the Genetic Counseling Fund to the Alabama Board of Genetic Counseling for FY2020.
Section 3: $61,620 from the Alabama Bail Bond Board Fund to the Alabama Professional Bail Bonding Board for FY2020.
Section 4: $3,050,000 from the Forever Wild Land Trust Fund to the Board of Forever Wild Land Trust for FY2020.
Section 5: $11,000,000 from the State General Fund to the Department of Finance for replacement of the state's HR/payroll system for FY2020.
Section 6: $600,000 from the State General Fund to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for repairs at Chattahoochee and Joe Wheeler State Parks (split $300,000 each).
Section 7: $400,000 from the State General Fund to the Legislature for renovations to the House Chamber for FY2020.
Section 8: $525,000 from the State General Fund to the Alabama Forestry Commission (split: $325,000 for Flagg Mountain and Claude D. Kelley State Park repairs; $200,000 for the Forest Workforce Training Institute).
Section 9: $2,500,000 from the State General Fund to the Department of Mental Health for the Rural County Crisis Diversion Project across multiple mental health entities.
Section 10: $100,000 from the State General Fund to the Department of Human Resources for the Mary Hill Family Resource Center.
Section 11: $5,000,000 from the State General Fund to the Department of Public Health for coronavirus preparedness and response activities.
Section 12: $5,000,000 from the State General Fund to the General Fund Budget Reserve Fund for initial funding for the Budget Reserve Fund created in SB129 of 2020.
Section 13: Effective immediately upon passage and governor's approval (or otherwise becoming law).

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Subjects: Appropriations