HB125 Alabama 2023 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Rex ReynoldsRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2023
Title: To make supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023: from the Veterans' Assistance Fund to the Department of Veterans' Affairs in the amount of $10,000,000, and from the State General Fund to various agencies and entities a total amount of $207,623,865; and to amend Section 2C of Act 2022-270 to clarify the conditions for release of the conditional appropriation to the Department of Corrections and to reallocate the conditional appropriation to the Corrections Capital Improvement Fund, if those conditions are not met.
Summary: HB125 provides supplemental FY2023 funding from the Veterans' Assistance Fund and the State General Fund to a wide range of state agencies, and restructures a conditional corrections funding mechanism.
What This Bill Does
It allocates $10,000,000 from the Veterans' Assistance Fund to the Department of Veterans' Affairs for FY2023. It appropriates $207,623,865 from the State General Fund to various state agencies and programs for FY2023 to fund numerous projects and services. It also amends the existing conditional appropriation for corrections by creating a $40,000,000 reserve to hire additional correctional officers, to be released in four quarterly installments only if specified conditions are met, with fallback to the Corrections Capital Improvement Fund if those conditions are not satisfied. The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval.

Who It Affects
Department of Veterans' Affairs (and veterans and beneficiaries) by receiving $10,000,000 for FY2023 to support veteran services and programs.
State agencies and programs listed in the bill (e.g., Economic and Community Affairs, Supreme Court, Mental Health, Public Health, Tourism, Commerce, and others) that receive targeted funding for specific projects and operations for FY2023.

Key Provisions
Section 1: Appropriates $10,000,000 from the Veterans' Assistance Fund to the Department of Veterans' Affairs for FY2013 (fiscal year ending September 30, 2023).
Section 2: Appropriates a total of $207,623,865 from the State General Fund to multiple agencies and entities for various specified purposes for FY2023 (including capital projects, services, and programs across many departments).
Section 3: Amends Section 2C of Act 2022-270 to establish a $40,000,000 conditional appropriation for hiring additional correctional officers, to be released in four equal quarterly installments, contingent on availability of funds, approval, and quarterly reporting/certification; if release conditions are not met, the funds are to be redirected to the Corrections Capital Improvement Fund.
Section 4: The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval.

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Subjects: FY23 GF Supplemental Appropriation Bill