SB146 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

William “Bill” M. BeasleySenator

Democrat

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

FY25 General Fund Supplemental Appropriation Bill to the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy

Summary

SB146 provides additional FY2025 funding to several state entities and updates DOT debt service provisions for transportation bonds.

What This Bill Does

It adds three supplemental appropriations: $100,000 from the State Board of Public Accountancy Fund to the Board of Public Accountancy; $12,789,146 from the Court Automation Fund to the Unified Judicial System; and $7,656,820 from the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund to the Unified Judicial System. It also amends the General Appropriations Act to increase the Department of Transportation's debt service funding for principal and interest on highways and bridges, with transfer authority to maximize federal matching funds and rules for handling insufficient revenues. The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and the governor's approval.

Who It Affects

• Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy and its funding, which receives an additional 100,000 for operations in FY25.
• Unified Judicial System, which receives 12,789,146 from the Court Automation Fund and 7,656,820 from the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund for FY25 to support operations.
• Department of Transportation and related debt holders, which see an increased debt service appropriation for bond principal and interest on highways and bridges and gain transfer authority to optimize federal funds.

Key Provisions

• Section 1: Appropriates 100,000 from the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy Fund to the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy for FY ending September 30, 2025.
• Section 2: Appropriates 12,789,146 from the Court Automation Fund to the Unified Judicial System for FY ending September 30, 2025.
• Section 3: Appropriates 7,656,820 from the Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund to the Unified Judicial System for FY ending September 30, 2025.
• Section 4: Amends the General Appropriations Act to increase the Department of Transportation debt service appropriation for payment of principal and interest on bonds for highways and bridges, adds transfer authority to maximize federal matching funds, and provides nonreversion and funding allocation rules if revenues are insufficient.
• Section 5: Establishes that the act becomes effective immediately upon passage and governor approval.

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Subjects

Appropriations