HR257 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Summary

HR257 designates a set of bills and budget actions as the special order for the 27th legislative day, making them the top priority for consideration.

What This Bill Does

These items will be treated as the special and paramount order of business and take precedence over regular business. The list includes continued operation of the Statewide 911 Board through Oct 1, 2026; replacement of the Alabama Board of Massage Therapy with the Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board; and several budget actions such as general-fund appropriations, supplemental appropriations, a state employee cost-of-living increase, and related reporting requirements. Some items specify timelines or sunset rules for implementation.

Who It Affects

• State government bodies named in the items (e.g., Statewide 911 Board; Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board; Children First Trust Fund programs; Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Alabama Building Renovation Finance Authority) whose status, funding, and reporting requirements would be affected.
• State employees and the general public who would be affected by proposed pay increases, funding levels, and required reporting and oversight.

Key Provisions

• Designates the listed bills and actions as the special and paramount order of business for the 27th day.
• Continues the Statewide 911 Board until October 1, 2026 under the Sunset Law.
• Terminating the Alabama Board of Massage Therapy and replacing it with the Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board.
• Authorizes State General Fund appropriations for executive, legislative, and judicial agencies and other government functions, debt service, and capital outlay for FY ending 9/30/2025.
• Provides supplemental appropriations from the State General Fund to specified agencies for FY ending 9/30/2024.
• Provides a cost-of-living increase for state employees for FY beginning 10/1/2024.
• Allocates appropriations to the Children First Trust Fund for FY ending 9/30/2025 with required use of allocations and timely deposition of tobacco settlement revenues.
• Requires an appropriation for the Coalition Against Domestic Violence, including an operations plan and audited financial statements, with quarterly and end-of-year reporting requirements.
• Includes HB394, FY24 Alabama Building Renovation Finance Authority Bill, as part of the special order items.

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