Bill > SB146

This bill appropriates funds from the State General Fund and other sources for the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the state, as well as for other government functions, debt service, and capital outlay for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027. * **Legislative Branch:** * Examiners of Public Accounts: $19,738,575 (State General Fund and Federal and Local Funds) * Legislative Council: $12,604,076 (State General Fund) * Legislature: $27,985,159 (State General Fund) * **Judicial Branch:** * Unified Judicial System: $245,840,558 (State General Fund, Federal and Local Funds, Advanced Technology and Data Exchange Fund, Court Automation Fund, Court Referral Officer Fund, Judicial Administration Fund) * Supreme Court: $15,849,845 (State General Fund) * Courts of Civil and Criminal Appeals: $5,457,579 and $5,468,189 respectively (State General Fund) * **Executive Branch:** * Department of Corrections: $981,410,745 (State General Fund, DOC Miscellaneous and Federal Funds, Drug Demand Reduction Fund, Correctional Agricultural Fund, Corrections Industries - Other Funds). A portion of this appropriation is conditional on the completion of new prison facilities. * Department of Public Health: $1,355,152,821 (State General Fund, Federal Funds, and various other funds). This includes significant funding for Public Health Services and the Children's Health Insurance Program. * Department of Human Resources: $3,012,525,498 (State General Fund, Pension Residue, ABC Profits, Beer Tax, Child Support Collections, Cigarette Tax, Contractor's Gross Receipts Tax, Federal and Local Funds, Fortified Wine, Foster Care Trust Fund, Miscellaneous Receipts, Public Welfare Trust Fund, Sales Tax, Sales Tax for Food Stamps, Transfer from Facilitation Team Agencies, Use Tax for Foster Care, Whiskey Tax). This is the largest appropriation and covers various human services programs. * Department of Transportation: $2,563,257,842 (Federal Aid, Public Road and Bridge Fund, Federal Grants - Aeronautics, Rebuild Alabama Fund). This includes significant funding for surface transportation improvements and the Rebuild Alabama Program. * Department of Economic and Community Affairs: $1,601,905,701 (State General Fund, Administrative Transfers and Other Departmental Receipts, Federal and Local Funds, Neighbors Helping Neighbors Fund, Domestic Violence Trust Fund, Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Fund, State Safety Coordinating Fund, Traffic Safety Trust Fund, Administrative Transfers from Federal-Donated Surplus Property Sales, Administrative Transfers from State-Owned Surplus Property Sales). This includes substantial funding for the Broadband Program. * **Debt Service:** $82,064,065 (State General Fund and Alabama Capital Improvement Trust Fund) for General Obligation Bonds and Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority bonds. * **Other Appropriations:** Includes funds for Election Expenses ($9,509,349), Emergency Fund, Departmental ($6,807,038), Feeding of Prisoners ($15,300,000), and County and Municipal Government Capital Improvement Funds ($28,842,093 each). * **Salary Increases:** An additional $16,000,000 is appropriated from the State General Fund for a 2% salary increase for state employees. * **Retiree Bonus:** A one-time bonus for certain retirees is conditionally appropriated, dependent on the State General Fund beginning balance and the enactment of specific legislation. * **Reappropriations:** Unexpended appropriations from the previous fiscal year are reappropriated.