HR102 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

House of Representatives, Special Order Calendar

Summary

This House resolution designates several bills as the special order of business for the 13th legislative day, giving them priority over regular business.

What This Bill Does

If passed, HR102 makes HB453, HB295, HB331, HB309, and HB320 the special and paramount order of business for the 13th legislative day, ahead of other pending items. It does not change the bills’ content but speeds their consideration. The bills cover supplemental appropriations to state agencies (HB453), funding and reporting requirements for the Coalition Against Domestic Violence (HB295), Children First Trust Fund allocations and tobacco settlement provisions (HB331), general fund budget actions for FY2022 (HB309), and a state employee cost-of-living increase (HB320).

Who It Affects

• State agencies listed in HB453 (e.g., Alabama Tourism Department; Board of Pardons and Paroles; Supreme Court; Office of Information Technology; Department of Public Health; Judicial Inquiry Commission; Department of Forensic Sciences; Dietetics/Nutrition Board and Fund) who would receive supplemental appropriations for FY2021 if the bills pass.
• Coalition Against Domestic Violence, which would receive an appropriation and must provide an operations plan and audited financial statements, with quarterly and end-of-year reports required (HB295).
• Children First Trust Fund recipients and related programs, including allocations for FY2022, rules on tobacco settlement revenues, and related reporting and auditing requirements (HB331).
• General Fund budget recipients and related fiscal items, including debt service and capital outlay for FY2022 (HB309).
• State employees, who would be eligible for a cost-of-living increase for the fiscal year starting October 1, 2021 (HB320).

Key Provisions

• Provision 1: Immediately upon adoption, designate the listed bills (HB453, HB295, HB331, HB309, HB320) as the special and paramount order of business for the 13th legislative day, taking precedence over regular or unfinished business.
• Provision 2: HB453 – authorize supplemental appropriations from the State General Fund to specified agencies for fiscal year 2021.
• Provision 3: HB295 – authorize appropriation for the Coalition Against Domestic Violence, plus require an operations plan, audited financial statements, and quarterly and end-of-year reports.
• Provision 4: HB331 – authorize appropriations from the Children First Trust Fund for fiscal year ending September 30, 2022; govern use of allocations and require tobacco settlement revenues to be deposited promptly; require the Finance Director to notify agencies of allocations; make some appropriations conditional on tobacco revenues; authorize additional tobacco settlement funds; require audits; require the Department of Children’s Affairs to report to the Legislature and Children's Policy Council; authorize General Fund appropriations to various entities.
• Provision 5: HB309 – set General Fund budget provisions including appropriations for other functions of government, debt service, and capital outlay for fiscal year 2022.
• Provision 6: HB320 – authorize a cost-of-living increase for state employees for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2021.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolution, Legislative