HB186 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Rex ReynoldsRepresentative
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Appropriations from State General Fund for executive, legislative, and judicial agencies of the State, other functions of government, debt service, and capital outlay for fiscal year ending September 30, 2026
Summary: HB186 is Alabama's FY2026 appropriations bill that funds ordinary state operations, debt service, and capital outlays for executive, legislative, and judicial branches, along with many state programs and agencies.
What This Bill Does
It provides program-level funding in State General Fund and Other Funds for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, covering the executive, legislative, and judicial branches as well as debt service and capital outlay. It allows fund transfers and adjustments to maximize federal matching funds, imposes reporting requirements for agencies and grant recipients, and reappropriates unspent FY2025 funds. It also includes targeted provisions such as a conditional $40 million allocation to the Department of Corrections for hiring more officers and a mechanism to allocate any unanticipated beginning balance of the State General Fund to the Legislative Council for a new State House and to the Alabama Industrial Development Authority and Capitol Security, under specified conditions.

Who It Affects
State agencies, boards, and commissions (including the Department of Corrections and health, transportation, and public safety agencies) that receive program funding and must report on expenditures and grant usage.
Nongovernmental grant recipients and local governments that receive state funds, who must follow grant processes, report expenditures and outcomes, and may have MOUs or accountability reporting to the Legislature.

Key Provisions
Provision 1: Conditional appropriation of up to $40,000,000 from the State General Fund to the Department of Corrections for hiring additional correctional officers, to be released in four equal quarterly installments and conditioned on monthly/quarterly reporting; if the conditions are not met, the funds are to be reappropriated to the Correctional Capital Improvement Fund.
Provision 2: Beginning Balance allocation—if the FY2026 State General Fund beginning balance (excluding reversions and adjustments) is greater than the projected amount, the first $37,500,000 of the excess is appropriated to Legislative Council for new State House expenses, and the remaining amount (not to exceed $4,000,000) is allocated to the Alabama Industrial Development Authority for site assessment/development and to Law Enforcement Capitol Security, subject to specified approvals.

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