SB82 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Greg AlbrittonSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

To make appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial agencies of the State, for other functions of government, for debt service, and for capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

Summary

SB82 is Alabama's FY2024 appropriation bill that funds ordinary government expenses, debt service, and capital projects across state agencies from multiple fund sources, including General Fund, with pay raises and broad program funding.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes the FY2024 appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, other state functions, debt service, and capital outlay from the State General Fund and other funds. It provides for a 2% statewide salary increase for state employees funded from the General Fund, with priority given to payroll, and allows an inflationary increase up to 50 million dollars to cover rising operating costs. It allocates funds to numerous agencies and programs (such as Medicaid, Corrections, Mental Health, Public Health, Transportation, and Economic and Community Affairs) at the program level and imposes reporting and accountability requirements to the Legislature andFinance Director.

Who It Affects

• State employees and state agencies will see funding for payroll, benefits, and operations, including a 2% pay raise and potential inflationary pay adjustments.
• Nonstate entities such as hospitals, community organizations, public health programs, and other grant recipients that receive state funds or contracts under the act will be funded and subject to reporting requirements and grant oversight.

Key Provisions

• Section 3 outlines broad appropriations for the ordinary expenses of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, other government functions, debt service, and capital outlay for FY2024, funded from State General Fund and other designated funds, with program-specific allocations.
• Sections 4 and 5 authorize a 2% state employee salary increase ( funded from the General Fund) with first priority to payroll, and authorize an inflationary increase in the same proportion as expenditures, not to exceed 50 million dollars, also prioritized for payroll.
• Major program allocations are specified across many agencies (including Medicaid, Corrections, Public Health, Mental Health, Transportation, Economic and Community Affairs, and others), detailing General Fund and Other Funds amounts and the purposes of those funds (e.g., hospital payments, postpartum coverage, broadband grants, capital projects).
• The Act requires extensive reporting and oversight, including semi-annual or regular reporting to legislative chairs and the Legislative Fiscal Officer on program expenditures, updates to key systems (e.g., case management/e-filing), and the status of grants and contracts.
• It authorizes transfers among funds and between subdivisions to maximize use of federal matching funds, permits reappropriation of unspent funds from previous years, and includes conditional appropriations tied to specific events (such as asset sales, CMS approvals, or program performance).
• The act becomes effective October 1, 2023, and includes provisions ensuring appropriations adhere to the Budget Management Act and related statutory controls, with mechanisms to revert or reallocate funds as needed to meet payroll and program needs.

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Subjects

FY24 State General Fund - Governor's Recommended