SB66 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Greg AlbrittonSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Supplemental appropriations from State General Fund to specified agencies for fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.

Summary

SB66 provides supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2024, moving funds from the Youth Services Reimbursement Fund, the Veterans' Assistance Fund, and the State General Fund to support a wide range of state programs and projects.

What This Bill Does

It adds extra money to the state's budget for the year ending September 30, 2024. It transfers $2,243,062 from the Youth Services Reimbursement Fund to the Department of Youth Services for Diversion Programs, and $7,300,000 from the Veterans' Assistance Fund to the Department of Veterans' Affairs (including $7,000,000 for the Supporting Alabama's Veterans Grant Program and $300,000 for renovations to the Alabama Veterans War Memorial). It also appropriates $254,125,169 from the State General Fund to numerous executive, legislative, and judicial agencies and related entities for a wide range of projects and programs across the state. The act becomes effective immediately.

Who It Affects

• Group 1 affected and how: Department of Youth Services receives $2,243,062 from the Youth Services Reimbursement Fund to support Diversion Programs for the fiscal year ending 9/30/2024.
• Group 2 affected and how: State government agencies and related entities statewide receive $254,125,169 from the State General Fund for a broad mix of capital projects, program funding, and services (covering infrastructure, health, safety, mental health, economic development, and other public needs).

Key Provisions

• Section 1: $2,243,062 from the Youth Services Reimbursement Fund to the Department of Youth Services for Diversion Programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.
• Section 2: $7,300,000 from the Veterans' Assistance Fund to the Department of Veterans' Affairs; $7,000,000 for the Supporting Alabama's Veterans Grant Program; $300,000 for renovations to the Alabama Veterans War Memorial in Montgomery.
• Section 3: $254,125,169 from the State General Fund to various executive, legislative, and judicial agencies and entities for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, including but not limited to:
• - Personnel Department: $500,000 to contract a study of state employment policies and procedures with a final report due January 1, 2026.
• - Legislative Council: $20,000,000 for construction of a parking deck related to the new State House.
• - Supreme Court: $716,600 for Heflin-Tolbert building repairs and IT hardware upgrades.
• - Agricultural and Conservation Development Commission: $1,100,000 total; $1,000,000 for Blackbelt Prairie Restoration and $100,000 for Butler County Fair Association.
• - Department of Agriculture and Industries: $1,500,000 total; $1,000,000 for the Hunger Solutions Institute at Auburn University and $500,000 for the Geneva County Ag-Plex Arena.
• - Department of Commerce: $10,600,000 total; $5,000,000 for Port of Mobile pier repairs, $5,000,000 for Huntsville flood mitigation, and $600,000 for a statewide advanced air mobility plan contingent on HB176.
• - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: $1,550,000 total; $1,500,000 for Lower Alabama River Fish Passage and $50,000 for Hope Outdoors.
• - Corrections – Correctional Capital Improvement Fund: $150,000,000 for prison construction.
• - District Attorneys (juvenile detention beds for Russell County): $200,000.
• - Department of Economic and Community Affairs: $10,197,000 with allocations including Ardmore Welcome Center rocket replacement, Summerdale water main repairs, city erosion projects, island removal in Decatur, Crenshaw County Recreational Complex, tornado assistance for Cottonwood, Moon Lake renovations in Phenix City, sheriff's office lock replacement in Houston County, and other local projects.
• - Educational Television Commission: $150,000 for workforce recruitment.
• - Emergency Management Agency: $1,035,000; includes $600,000 to replace the Mobile Command Vehicle, $350,000 for the First Responder Wireless Commission, $25,000 for hurricane evacuation generators, and $60,000 for Tallapoosa County emergency response vehicles.
• - Department of Finance (State Capitol security upgrades): $3,005,769.
• - Firefighters' Personnel Standards and Education Commission/Fire College: $500,000 for a ladder truck and life-saving equipment.
• - Forestry Commission: $1,300,000; $500,000 for replacing obsolete equipment, $500,000 for workforce development, $50,000 for an Elkmont fire truck, and $250,000 for the North Lookout Mountain Volunteer Fire Department.
• - Geological Survey: $3,500,000 for Core and Sample Repository.
• - Historical Commission: $221,800 for an ADA-compliant bath house at Brierfield Ironworks Historical State Park.
• - State Industrial Development Authority: $20,000,000 for site development to provide grants for site assessment and development.
• - Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency: $9,833,000 for in-car cameras, body cameras, handheld radios, and related expenses.
• - Department of Mental Health: $6,425,000 with allocations including $1,000,000 to keep Bullock County Hospital psychiatric beds operational, $1,500,000 for Lee County mental health services, $1,500,000 for East Alabama Medical Center psychiatric/child services, $2,000,000 for East Central Mental Health Center in Troy, $400,000 for ARC of Madison County, and $25,000 for Getting Real About Mental Health.
• - Department of Public Health: $1,950,000 with $1,000,000 for the Association of Free Clinics, $150,000 for epilepsy treatments, $50,000 for Magic Moments, $500,000 for rural ambulance equipment, and $250,000 for Samaritan Foundation/Connection Health.
• - Department of Senior Services: $1,672,000 for the Medicaid Waiver Program.
• - Department of Tourism: $2,169,000 with $1,000,000 for statewide trails study, $500,000 for Barber Motor Speedway (2024 Race), and $669,000 for the Highway 72 Welcome Center.
• - Department of Veterans' Affairs: $6,000,000 including $3,500,000 for Dovetail Landing, $500,000 for PSA 988 Veterans Billboard, and $2,000,000 for Veterans Recovery Resources in Mobile.

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

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