Senate Resolution 80 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

J.T. WaggonerSenator

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

SPECIAL ORDER CALENDAR

Summary

SR80 creates a special order calendar that sets a priority agenda for the 21st legislative day, listing certain funding and program bills to be considered first.

What This Bill Does

It designates a special, top-priority agenda for the Senate on the 21st day and schedules a set of bills to be taken up in that order before other business. The listed bills cover state budget appropriations, supplemental funding, and changes to various programs—such as nursing facilities, emergency medical transport, hospitals, and children’s health programs—and include measures removing sunset clauses on some assessments. It also specifies funding-related actions and reporting requirements, including how tobacco settlement revenues should be deposited.

Who It Affects

• State government agencies funded by the General Fund (executive, legislative, and judicial) and other government functions that would receive prioritized appropriations for the FY ending September 30, 2027.
• Nursing facility operators and residents, due to removal of sunset clauses on nursing home bed assessments and surcharges.
• Emergency medical transport providers and EMS systems, due to assessments and related funding provisions.
• Hospitals and private hospitals and the Medicaid funding program, due to hospital/private hospital assessments and associated funding changes.
• Department of Human Resources and recipients of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), due to CHIP funding and fund distributions.
• State employees, due to a proposed cost-of-living increase starting October 1, 2026.
• The Coalition Against Domestic Violence and related service providers, due to appropriations and required reporting.
• Tobacco settlement revenue stakeholders, due to deposit timing and allocations pursuant to the bill.

Key Provisions

• Designates a special order of business for the 21st legislative day that takes precedence over all other business.
• Lists the following bills as the prioritized measures to be considered in order: SB146 (General Fund appropriations for FY ending 9/30/2027), SB226 (supplemental General Fund appropriations for FY ending 9/30/2026), SB143 (nursing facility assessments; removal of sunset), SB144 (EMS provider assessment; removal of sunset), SB145 (hospital/private hospital assessment and Medicaid funding; removal of sunset), SB152 (CHIP and DHR funds distribution), SB153 (Children’s First Trust Fund; appropriations for FY ending 9/30/2027 and use of allocation; tobacco funds deposited within 30 days), SB154 (state employee COLA for FY starting 10/1/2026), SB162 (DV coalition funding; required operations plan, audited statements, quarterly and year-end reports).

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 on Mar 11, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.