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FISCAL NOTE
House Bill 124
Committee: Ways and Means General FundSponsor: Representative Rex Reynolds
Analyst: Peter Grogan Date: 04/19/2023
House Bill 124as reported by the Committee on Ways and Means General Fund would
appropriate the following amounts from the following funds for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2024:
State General Fund $2,911,902,655
Other State, Federal and Local Funds $18,569,847,774
Total Appropriation $21,481,750,429
In addition, this bill sets forth $146,192,335 as the beginning balance in the State General
Fund for fiscal year 2024, excluding reversions and adjustments, and would provide for the
appropriation of the unanticipated and unappropriated beginning balance in the State General
Fund if the beginning balance is greater than the above stated amount as follows: (1) the first $3
million to the Legislative Services Agency for the new bill and budget drafting system; and (2)
the next $50 million to the Department of Corrections - Correctional Capital Improvement
Fund.
In addition, this bill would: (1) appropriate up to $14.5 million to pay for a 2% salary increase;
(2) appropriate up to $50 million for proportional inflationary increase for agencies; (3)
conditionally appropriates the amount of $40 million from the State General Fund to the
Department of Corrections to hire additional correctional officers; (4) appropriate the amounts
necessary to pay SEIB $977 per month for health insurance per each full-time state employee;
(5) conditionally appropriate the amount of $3.5 million from the State General Fund to the
State Port Authority; (6) provide for the transfer of $23,505,000 from state agencies to the State FN-VUXIVL-2
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General Fund of which $16,505,000 is from the Department of Revenue; $6 million is from the
Public Service Commission and $1 million is from the Securities Commission;
(7) re-appropriate for Fiscal Year 2024 to the various state agencies in this act any
amounts which are unexpended and reverted on September 30, 2023; (8) appropriate such
amounts as may be necessary for Fiscal Year 2024 to the Retirement Systems of Alabama from
the Senior Services Trust Fund; (9) appropriate tobacco settlement money, conditioned upon the
receipt of revenue from any tobacco settlement or litigation and upon the recommendation of the
Director of Finance and the Chairs of the Ways and Means General Fund Committee and the
Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Committee and approval by the Governor; and (10)
appropriate all funds collected under Section 40-12-43.1 to the Auburn University Center for
Governmental Services for the administration of the examiner certification program established
by the Alabama Local Tax Institute of Standards and Training.