HB276 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Merika ColemanSenator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Municipalities, audits, calculation of revenue from traffic violations required, threshold established, surplus to be remitted for education

Summary

HB276 would require municipalities to report the share of operating revenue from traffic violation fines in audits and remit any amount above 30% to the Department of Finance for distribution to county boards of education.

What This Bill Does

It requires each municipality's audit to show the percentage of annual general operating revenue coming from municipal court traffic violations and related costs/fees, including amended or adjusted charges. If that percentage is greater than 30%, the excess must be remitted to the Department of Finance within 30 days of the audit, with a copy of the audit. The Department of Finance will then distribute the funds to the county boards of education on a pro rata basis. The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts must include the same calculation in any municipal audit they perform.

Who It Affects

• Municipalities: must include the traffic-violation revenue calculation in audits and remit any amount over 30% of operating revenue to the Department of Finance.
• County boards of education: will receive remitted funds from municipalities, distributed pro rata by county.

Key Provisions

• Audit inclusion: Each municipality's audit must include a calculation of the percentage of annual general operating revenue from municipal court traffic violations and related costs/fees, including amended or adjusted charges.
• Remittance and oversight: If the percentage exceeds 30%, the excess must be remitted to the Department of Finance within 30 days, which then distributes the funds to county boards of education on a pro rata basis; the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts must include the same calculation in municipal audits.

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

Subjects

Municipalities