Senate Bill 162 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Greg AlbrittonSenator

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Coalition against domestic violence, appropriation, operations plan and audited financial statement required, quarterly and end-of-year reports required

Summary

SB162 would appropriate $169,633 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for FY2027 and require an operations plan, an audited financial statement, and regular performance reports before and during fund use.

What This Bill Does

SB162 would appropriate $169,633 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027. Funds would not be released until the coalition submits an operations plan for FY2027 and an audited financial statement for FY2025. For FY2027, the bill requires quarterly reports on planned expenditures and accomplishments and an end-of-year performance report detailing work, services, costs, and meaningful measures of program effectiveness, with the Director of Finance forwarding copies to the Legislative Council. The act would take effect October 1, 2026.

Who It Affects

• Coalition Against Domestic Violence: would receive the appropriation and must prepare the required operations plan, audited financial statement, and quarterly and end-of-year performance reports.
• Director of Finance and Legislative Council: would receive and review the reports, oversee the fund release, and ensure copies are forwarded to the Legislative Council.

Key Provisions

• Allocates $169,633 from the State General Fund to the Coalition Against Domestic Violence for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027.
• Requires an operations plan for FY2027 and an audited financial statement for all operations during FY2025 before any funds are released.
• Funds must be budgeted and allotted under the Budget Management Act and related Code sections (41-4-93, 41-4-95, 41-4-96).
• Requires quarterly FY2027 reports to the Director of Finance on planned expenditures and accomplishments.
• Requires an end-of-year FY2027 performance report to the Director of Finance detailing work, services, costs, and meaningful measures of program effectiveness.
• The Director of Finance must forward copies of all required reports to the Legislative Council in a timely manner.
• Effective date: October 1, 2026.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 12, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Appropriations