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AlabamaHB1862025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
Appropriations from State General Fund for executive, legislative, and judicial agencies of the State, other functions of government, debt service, and capital outlay for fiscal year ending September 30, 2026
Sponsored By: Rex Reynolds (Republican)
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Dan Grimes receives wrongful-incarceration award funding
For fiscal year 2026, the law provides a one-time $50,000 payment for Dan Grimes's wrongful-incarceration compensation award. The payment funds the award from the Committee on Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration. It is not a benefit available to the public.
Two recipients receive wrongful incarceration awards
For fiscal year 2026, the law funds two awards from the Committee on Compensation for Wrongful Incarceration. Beniah Dandridge receives a one-time $50,000 award. Bridget Lee receives a one-time $18,768 award. These payments are for the named recipients, not a generally available benefit.
Longer Medicaid coverage after childbirth
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama provides $4 million for a Medicaid pilot extending postpartum coverage from 60 days to 12 months. Coverage is for people eligible through the pilot, not an automatic promise to every new mother. Medicaid must review costs, use of postpartum services, and health outcomes. The budget year runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.
Rural clinicians get service-linked awards
For fiscal year 2026, the law provides $500,000 for awards to physicians and nurse practitioners providing full-time rural primary care. Awards are not guaranteed and cannot exceed $50,000 per contracted year for three years. The area must show a physician shortage in the latest Alabama Primary Care Physician Workforce Status Report. The county can have no more than two physicians working or scheduled within 12 months to repay state medical-scholarship loans. Clinicians are ineligible if, within three years of October 1, 2025, they practiced in an area with a shortage or a surplus below 2.0 primary-care physicians. Contracts must require refunds and penalties for failing to meet their terms.
Medicaid drug access and payment rules
Alabama Medicaid can require prior approval for antipsychotic drugs only to manage use outside FDA-approved purposes. It must make every effort to provide medicines prescribed for FDA-approved uses for mental illness and HIV/AIDS. Medicaid cannot pay for a generic drug that costs more than its brand-name equivalent after rebates. These rules do not set patient charges or guarantee coverage of a specific medicine.
Court budget funds higher juror pay
The Unified Judicial System receives about $226.75 million for the year ending September 30, 2026. This includes about $184.39 million from the State General Fund and $42.36 million from other funds. Named amounts include $3.795 million for higher juror pay, $94,317 for Access to Justice, and $60,000 for the 26th Judicial Circuit. The system must report district court-referral-officer counts to designated legislative committee chairs before October 1, 2025.
Health coverage funding for eligible children
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama provides $456.177861 million for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. This includes $85.464751 million from the State General Fund and $370.713110 million from other funds. The money supports coverage for eligible children; the law does not change who qualifies. Public Health must reimburse Medicaid for the state match when fee increases raise revenues.
Funding Alabama roads, airports, and debt
For fiscal year 2026, transportation funding includes $265 million for Rebuild Alabama, $70 million for aviation, and $11 million for industrial access. It also includes $800,000 for the Electronic Transportation Infrastructure Grant Program; funding sources include $550 million from the Public Road and Bridge Fund. Transfers among the three authorized subdivisions require the Governor’s and Finance Director’s consent and must maximize available federal matching funds. The law provides about $133.76 million, as needed, for principal and interest on specified highway and bridge bonds. It also provides up to $25 million annually to the Alabama Transportation Infrastructure Bank when needed for debt payments.
Alcohol board funding tracks store operations
The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board receives about $157.62 million from its fund for the year ending September 30, 2026. Extra money covers stores opened or moved during the year and purchases needed to maintain inventory. Local beer and license-tax supervision funding rises when a referendum legalizes malt and brewed beverage sales. That supervision funding falls when a referendum makes those sales unlawful.
Accountancy applicants can receive fee refunds
For the year ending September 30, 2026, the law appropriates $2.3 million from the State Board of Public Accountancy Fund. It also authorizes any additional money needed for qualifying license-application fee refunds. Refunds apply when the Board rejects an application or the applicant requests withdrawal. The law does not state each refund amount.
Funding for crime victim compensation
For fiscal year 2026, the law provides $1.7 million from a State General Fund transfer for crime victim compensation. It also provides $2.675 million from the Crime Victims Compensation Commission Fund. Victims must qualify under Alabama's existing compensation laws. The law does not set individual award amounts.
Continued Medicaid care and equipment support
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama Medicaid must make every effort to keep adult prosthetic and orthotic program funding level. Medicaid must also continue funding and supporting the PACE program under written agreements. The law states no funding amount for either direction and does not promise a specific individual benefit.
Cullman care receives low-income support
For fiscal year 2026, the law gives Good Samaritan Cullman $250,000 for care for people who cannot afford it. The provision does not set an individual benefit amount or a household eligibility formula.
Seniors get help finding available benefits
SenioRx continues prescription medicine assistance and adds comprehensive benefits screening and application help. An Area Agency on Aging provides the added help. The Department of Senior Services must designate that agency as an Aging and Disability Resource Center. The law does not change benefit amounts or set new eligibility rules.
State employee insurance contribution rate set
For fiscal year 2026, the state employee insurance contribution rate is $1,025 monthly for each full-time employee. This is not the employee’s out-of-pocket premium. Up to $2.5 million in extra State General Fund money supports increased employer contributions. General Fund payrolls, including the Legislature’s, have first priority. The insurance board must adjust the program as appropriate to maintain the fixed rate.
Support for ALS and dialysis patients
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama provides $750,000 to the ALS Association for care, treatment, and regional multidisciplinary clinics. It also provides $225,000 to the Kidney Foundation for dialysis patient transportation. The law does not set per-person assistance amounts, application rules, or guaranteed services.
Funding for renters facing eviction
The law provides $650,000 through Alabama’s Department of Mental Health for the Anti-Eviction Defense Program. The funding covers October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The provision does not set eligibility rules, specific services, or individual benefit amounts.
Application fee refunds for contractors
The law funds refunds of general contractor license application fees for fiscal year 2026. Refunds cover applications rejected by the State Licensing Board for General Contractors or withdrawn at the applicant’s request. The law provides whatever funding is needed but does not state the refund amount.
Alabama Women's Commission receives annual funding
The law provides $65,561 for the Alabama Women's Commission for the year ending September 30, 2026. The provision does not specify a service change, individual eligibility rule, or direct household payment.
Anniston Army Depot receives state support
The law provides $75,000 for Anniston Army Depot for the year ending September 30, 2026. The provision does not specify a project, household service, or direct payment.
Child protection and coordination receive funding
The law provides about $14.92 million for child abuse prevention and related social services through September 30, 2026. This includes $566,931 from a General Fund transfer and about $14.35 million from the Child Abuse Prevention Operating Fund. Within the total, $60,000 supports the Human Trafficking Task Force. The Children's Services Facilitation Team also receives $547,800 in departmental receipts for its Human Services Program. These provisions set no direct family payment or individual eligibility change.
Conservation lands and natural heritage receive funding
For fiscal year 2026, the Forever Wild Land Trust's capital program receives $15.464265 million. That appropriation follows Section 219.07 of Alabama's Constitution. The law also provides $3 million from the Forever Wild Trust Fund Stewardship Fund for the Alabama Natural Heritage Program. These funds support conservation work, not direct household payments or new access rights.
Corrections programs receive operating fund support
The law provides $14.1 million for the Department of Corrections' Community Corrections Program. It also provides $1.25 million for LEOTech within its Institutional Services Corrections Program. The provisions do not describe individual services or payments. Corrections asset-sale receipts deposited into the General Fund can also fund the department. That funding requires the Finance Director's recommendation and the Governor's approval; no amount is stated.
County jails receive prisoner meal funding
The law provides $15.3 million for meals for people held in county jails in fiscal year 2026. The money covers feeding expenses under Alabama Code Sections 14-6-42 and 14-6-47. It supports jail operations rather than direct household payments.
Courts receive money for legal expenses
For fiscal year 2026, the law provides $5.5 million for specified court-assessed costs. It also provides $264,500 for legal costs approved by the Attorney General. Another $15,630 covers reasonable attorney expenses for people under death sentences in state collateral proceedings. A court must find those expenses necessary and reasonable in writing before they occur. That $15,630 cannot pay attorney fees or compensate attorney time.
Crime victim organizations receive state funding
The law provides $200,000 to the Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission for SAFE processing expenses. The provision does not define SAFE. For the year ending September 30, 2026, Victims of Crime and Leniency receives $100,000. The Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence receives $475,000 for that year. These provisions do not set individual payment amounts or eligibility rules.
Disaster readiness and relief receive funding
For fiscal year 2026, the State Property Floodplain Management Program receives $1.2 million. The Alabama Disaster Relief Fund receives $500,000. DeKalb County's Emergency Management Agency receives $400,000, and the Gap-Filling Weather Data Fund receives $300,000. These provisions fund public programs without setting household assistance amounts or eligibility.
Disaster response receives state matching funds
The law provides about $5.76 million for Alabama's FEMA administrative costs and grant matches in fiscal year 2026. Funding requires a presidential declaration of a man-made, technological, biological, or natural disaster area. FEMA must also require Alabama to provide a state grant match. The appropriation does not set a direct household payment.
Environmental programs receive dedicated fund support
For fiscal year 2026, the Environmental Management Department's Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Program receives $375,000. The department also receives $3.505 million from the Alabama Recycling Fund, subject to Alabama Code sections 22-27-17 and 22-27-18. The law authorizes spending $36.8 million from the Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank Trust Fund. It authorizes another $2.749735 million from that fund's transfer account. The $36.8 million can be spent only for purposes allowed by Chapter 35 of Title 22 of Alabama law.
Extra balance can fund Capitol security
The law sets aside $1 million for Capitol security through September 30, 2026. Release requires a State General Fund beginning balance above $333.607538 million, excluding reversions and adjustments. Unanticipated, unappropriated money must remain after the first $37.5 million allocation. This security payment is part of remaining allocations capped at $4 million total.
Five waterways groups share state funding
For the year ending September 30, 2026, the law divides $325,000 equally among five waterways groups. Each receives $65,000: the Coosa-Alabama River Improvement Association, Tri-Rivers Water Development Association, and Tennessee River Valley Association. The Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway Association and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Council also receive equal shares. The provision does not name specific projects.
Funding for appeals courts and oversight
For fiscal year 2026, State General Fund money provides about $5.45 million for civil appeals and $5.46 million for criminal appeals. The Supreme Court receives about $15.83 million, including $125,697 to coordinate free legal help in civil cases. Its library receives about $1.35 million, and the Judicial Inquiry Commission receives about $1.02 million. The Supreme Court must report twice yearly on case-management and e-filing updates to designated legislative leaders and state finance officials.
Funding for audits and trust management
For fiscal year 2026, state audit services receive about $19.08 million, including about $11.42 million in State General Fund money. Federal and local funds supply about $7.66 million; audited agencies can also transfer money through the statutory audit fund. The appropriation includes the annual Alabama Trust Fund audit. The Trust Fund Board separately receives $21,365 in State General Fund money for fiscal management.
Funding for child and family programs
For fiscal year 2026, Human Resources funding includes $500,000 for Alabama CASA Network’s Court-Appointed Special Advocate programs. It also includes $300,000 for the Alabama Sheriff’s Youth Ranch and $75,000 for Heart Gallery Alabama. CASA and the Youth Ranch must report spending and use by the first day of the 2026 Regular Session. Another $425,000 funds a transportation pilot for SAFE, Mary Hill Family Services Center, and Circle of Care Center for Families. The provisions do not set household payments or say who can use the transportation services.
Funding for children's advocacy centers
For fiscal year 2026, Human Resources receives $1.85 million for the Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers. The money supports the network. The law does not set direct family payments or individual eligibility rules.
Funding for children's club programs
For the year ending September 30, 2026, Boys and Girls Clubs of Alabama receives $360,000 in State General Fund money. It also receives $1.8 million from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, known as TANF. The law separately lists $10,000 for the A.G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club. TANF money must fund only TANF-approved programs, and clubs must provide reports requested by Human Resources.
Funding for consent decree compliance
For fiscal year 2026, the law provides $3.715 million to comply with the Hunter v. Beshear consent decree. The provision does not identify specific services, eligible people, or individual benefits.
Funding for conservation and feral hog control
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama’s State Soil and Water Conservation Committee gets $81,403 for a conservation partnership state match. It also gets $200,000 for the Feral Hog Program. The provisions do not establish direct household payments.
Funding for electronic monitoring operations
For fiscal year 2026, the law provides $800,000 for the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles’ Electronic Monitoring Program. The provision funds operations but does not specify who is monitored, monitoring terms, or individual fees.
Funding for emergency forest fire response
For fiscal year 2026, the law transfers $250,000 from the State General Fund to the Emergency Forest Fire Fund. The money supports emergency forest-fire response, subject to Alabama Code Section 9-3-10.1. It does not create household payments.
Funding for prisoner meals and expenses
For fiscal year 2026, the law transfers $750,000 from the State General Fund to the Emergency Prisoner Feeding Fund. It also gives Perry County a one-time $250,000 final reimbursement for correctional facility expenses. These payments fund correctional costs, not direct household payments.
Funding for reentry services and grants
For the year ending September 30, 2026, the law provides $100,000 for the Reentry Services Program. It also provides $150,000 to The Dannon Project through the Board of Pardons and Paroles. These grants do not set individual benefit amounts or eligibility rules.
Funding for state claims and judgments
The Board of Adjustment receives about $1.52 million for fiscal year 2026, including $16,500 for administration. An estimated $1.502139 million covers spending under Alabama Code Sections 31-3-2, 36-30-2, and 41-9-73. The law also authorizes available agency funds for federally ordered claims, attorney fees, and other costs. The Attorney General must certify the order, and the Finance Director must find existing appropriations unavailable.
Funding for state lawyers and Crime Stoppers
The Attorney General’s office gets about $35.24 million for fiscal year 2026. This includes about $14.04 million from the State General Fund and $21.20 million from other funds. The budget includes $550,000 for Crime Stoppers. The Attorney General can also spend money transferred from the Alabama State Personnel Department.
Funding for storage tank safety training
The law provides $150,000 for continuing education on preventing and cleaning up storage tank releases. The training must come from a qualified program approved by Alabama's storage tank trust fund management board.
Funding for the Mowa Band
The Alabama Indian Affairs Commission’s fiscal year 2026 budget includes $155,000 for the Mowa Band of Indians. The provision does not name funded services or set household eligibility rules.
Funding for youth services and diversion
For fiscal year 2026, the law provides $1 million for youth diversion services. It also provides $300,000 for juvenile corrections and $716,795 for the Youth Services Financial Assistance Program for school districts. These appropriations cover the year ending September 30, 2026. They do not set direct payments to students or families.
Funding keeps legislative offices operating
For fiscal year 2026, the Legislature receives about $27.92 million, including $75,000 for its transportation committee and $5,000 for Law Enforcement Medals. The Legislative Council receives about $2.60 million, and the Legislative Services Agency receives about $5.26 million. The Speaker's office receives about $1.58 million; the Senate President Pro Tempore's office receives about $1.92 million. The latter includes $300,000 for reapportionment litigation. Funding comes from the State General Fund, except $280,000 for legislative services from the Administrative Code and Law Institute funds.
Funding preserves Alabama's historical resources
Archives and History receives about $4.09 million for historical resources management through September 30, 2026. About $3.01 million comes from the State General Fund. Dedicated, memorial, service, and federal-grant sources provide the remaining funding.
Funding supports judicial retirement benefits
The law provides an estimated $3.494266 million from the State General Fund for the Judicial Retirement Fund's fringe benefits program. The funding covers the year ending September 30, 2026. It does not specify changes to any retiree's benefit amount or eligibility.
Governor must disclose contingency fund payments
Each Governor's Contingency Fund payment, its purpose, and its recipient must be posted on Open.Alabama.gov. The Governor must also report this information monthly to specified legislative committee chairs and the Legislative Fiscal Officer. The rule makes spending information public; it does not create a household payment.
Grants for Alabama museums and historic sites
For fiscal year 2026, the law funds named historic sites and groups through the Alabama Historical Commission. Historic Kennedy Cox House gets $200,000; Historic Fendall Hall and Historic Holman House each get $100,000. The Eufaula Heritage Association gets $75,000, Arlington House gets $25,000, and the Pioneer Museum in Troy gets $20,000. Awards of $50,000 each go to the Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives, Brierfield Ironworks Historical State Park, and Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama. Historic Blakeley Authority, Museum of East Alabama, St. Stephens Historical Commission, Swift-Cole House, and Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park also each get $50,000.
Grants for towns and community groups
The fiscal year 2026 budget provides $125,000 for the Roebuck YMCA Project and $250,000 for The Good Sport. Ardmore, Elkmont, Killen, Lexington, and Waterloo each get $25,000. The Woodlawn Foundation gets $150,000, and the Selma stadium gets $50,000. These provisions name recipients but do not specify funded activities or direct household payments.
Local parks receive improvement funding
For the year ending September 30, 2026, the law provides $600,000 for Trussville park upgrades. Crenshaw County park improvements receive $400,000. Memorial Park renovations receive $50,000, and St. Florian park upgrades receive $25,000. These funds pay for park improvements rather than direct payments to residents.
Local public safety receives targeted funding
For the year ending September 30, 2026, Oxford receives $250,000 for regional public safety. The East Metro Crime Center and Escambia County Sheriff Regional Safety Program each receive $250,000. Walker County Courthouse security receives $100,000. Madison's public safety training facility receives a one-time $100,000 appropriation. These provisions fund local operations and facilities, not direct household payments.
Local youth programs receive state grants
The law provides $100,000 for the Baldwin County Youth Dream Center. It also provides $50,000 for the Birmingham Police Athletics Youth Program. Both allocations cover the year ending September 30, 2026. The provisions do not specify services, participant eligibility, or direct family payments.
Matching funds for prison operations grants
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama’s Department of Corrections can use appropriated money as required and appropriate matching contributions for grants. Grant money raised this way is also approved for spending, but must directly support department operations. The provision sets no dollar amount.
Military Stabilization Committee receives state funding
For the year ending September 30, 2026, the law provides $460,000 for the Military Stabilization Committee. The provision does not describe funded activities or establish a direct household benefit.
Officer hiring funds require staffing growth
The law conditionally provides $40 million to hire correctional officers above the currently funded level. Four equal quarterly releases require available General Fund money, the Finance Director's recommendation, and the Governor's approval. The Finance Director and Legislative Fiscal Officer must certify compliance with monthly reporting and growth in total officers. If release requirements are not met, the money is conditionally allocated to the Correctional Capital Improvement Fund instead.
Redemption Earned receives state program funding
For the year ending September 30, 2026, the law provides $200,000 for Redemption Earned. The provision does not describe the recipient's activities, funding conditions, or direct household benefits.
Rural communities receive fire protection funding
The law provides $1.75 million to buy and maintain forest fire-fighting vehicles and equipment. It also provides $2 million for rural and community fire protection. The funding supports fire-response services, not direct payments or individual service guarantees.
Sheriffs and Muscle Shoals receive funding
For fiscal year 2026, the law transfers $5 million from the General Fund for sheriff education, technology, and training. The money goes to the Sheriff's Advancement in Education, Technology, and Training Fund. Muscle Shoals also receives $100,000 from the General Fund for public safety. The law does not name specific Muscle Shoals projects.
State and local parks receive funding
The law provides $500,000 for a Cheaha State Park fire building and $1.5 million for Rickwood Caverns State Park. Rickwood's money supports an entry road and social event space. Birmingham receives $250,000 for City Walk maintenance, and Fairfield's Willie Mays Park receives $250,000. Hoover receives $100,000 for park upgrades, while Bessemer Recreation Center receives $20,000. The local allocations and Cheaha funding cover the budget year ending September 30, 2026.
Traffic study and roadside program get funding
For the year ending September 30, 2026, the Transportation Department receives $350,000 for a Highway 31 traffic study. The study covers Spanish Fort to Flomaton; it does not itself require road construction. The law also provides $200,000 for the PALS/Adopt-a-Mile Program. The provision does not describe that program's funded activities or promise household savings.
Wildlife refuge and conservation projects funded
The law provides $1 million for Wheeler Wildlife Refuge through the Outdoor Recreation Sites and Services Program. It also provides $1 million for the Alabama State Wildlife Action Plan. Another $1.2 million supports the Raptor Project within the Game and Fish Program. The provisions do not identify specific activities or direct household payments.
Youth detention funding follows counties served
For fiscal year 2026, each youth detention facility receives $14,000 for every county it serves. Remaining funds are divided among the 12 statewide facilities based on the population of the counties served. The provision does not state the total funding pool or create a household payment.
Youth services receive annual program funding
The law provides about $39.09 million for the Youth Services Program in fiscal year 2026. About $7.38 million comes from the State General Fund and $31.72 million from other funds. The appropriation supports program operations but sets no direct household payment.
Professional licensing boards receive operating funds
The law funds three professional licensing and regulation programs through September 30, 2026. The bail bonding board receives $250,000 from its board fund. The Alabama State Bar receives about $7.07 million from federal, local, and State Bar Association Fund money. The chiropractic examiners board receives $621,000 from its board fund. These appropriations do not set new fees or household payments.
State matches federal water project funding
The law provides $3 million in state matching funds for federal drinking-water and clean-water revolving funds. It provides another $14.871776 million in matching funds tied to the 2021 federal infrastructure law. That additional match covers federal funding under sections 50102 and 50210. The money supports water projects, not direct household payments.
Calhoun County receives addiction prevention funding
For the year ending September 30, 2026, the law provides $135,000 for substance abuse prevention in Calhoun County. The money goes through the Alabama Department of Mental Health. The provision does not set individual eligibility rules or household payments.
Community agencies receive low-income service grants
For the year ending September 30, 2026, the Community Action Association of Alabama receives $750,000 for agency grants. Recipient agencies must be in good standing with the Association. Money is divided based on the number of people below the poverty level served. The Association can use no more than 10% for administration. The provision does not set individual payments or service eligibility.
Food banks and healthy food receive funding
For the year ending September 30, 2026, the law provides $750,000 for the Food Bank Grant Program. It provides $700,000 for East Alabama Food Bank building or other capital improvements. The Healthy Food Financing Initiative receives $200,000. These provisions do not set household eligibility or the amount of food help a family receives.
Funding for cancer screening services
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama provides $600,000 for the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. It also provides $300,000 for colorectal cancer and prostate screenings. The law does not state who qualifies or guarantee a screening for any individual.
Funding for care at rural hospitals
For fiscal year 2026, the law provides $7 million for rural hospital inpatient and outpatient services in Alabama. The appropriation covers the state share and related federal matching funds. A hospital’s address must qualify as CMS Rural under the Rural Health Clinics Program. This money is separate from and additional to funding under Alabama Code Title 40, Chapter 26B, Article 5.
Funding for clinics and dental help
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama provides $1.5 million to the Association of Free Clinics. Distribution requires a spending plan submitted to and approved by the Department of Public Health. The Medicaid budget also includes $50,000 for a dental services project for disabled or low-income patients. These grants do not establish individual eligibility procedures or guarantee care.
Funding for community mental health services
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama provides $6.25 million for community mental health centers. It must be combined with $5.75 million from the Education Trust Fund appropriations act. The law requires at least $10 million in state funds for the centers. It also provides $100,000 for Black Women’s Mental Health, without setting individual eligibility or payment amounts.
Funding for disease prevention and treatment
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama provides $4 million for the Communicable Disease Program. It provides $2.5 million for disease events, outbreaks, and tracking, including the Alabama Drug Assistance Program and other AIDS programs. Another $170,000 funds hepatitis A and B vaccines for adults. The law does not set individual assistance amounts or state which adults qualify for vaccines.
Funding for mental health crisis care
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama provides $36 million for six existing crisis diversion centers. It provides $6 million for five existing rural crisis care programs. Another $8 million adds civil commitment beds and protects existing beds from closing because of financial problems. The law provides $1 million for crisis intervention training and $500,000 to build 988 call center capacity. It also provides $1.82925 million to expand the Stepping Up Initiative, without describing its individual benefits.
Funding for rural emergency medical equipment
For fiscal year 2026, the law provides $2.5 million for rural emergency medical equipment grants. Eligible applicants are counties, cities, hospitals, or ambulance services operating emergency medical services in rural counties. Grants cover up to 75% of ambulance, rapid-response vehicle, cardiac monitor, or other eligible durable medical equipment costs. The percentage depends on resources and need; preference goes to vehicles based in counties with two or fewer ambulances. A report on purchases is due October 15, 2026.
Funding for veterans’ care and services
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama provides $7 million for the Veterans Grant Program and $1.279764 million for cemetery services. It provides $300,000 for suicide prevention among service members, veterans, and their families. Another $200,000 supports the Veteran’s PTSD Treatment Program through the Department of Mental Health. The law also funds the Department of Alabama Disabled American Veterans at $113,400 and Still Serving Veterans at $70,000. These allocations do not set direct household payment amounts.
Funding supports qualifying Alabama hospital care
For the year ending September 30, 2026, Medicaid funding includes $15 million for inpatient and outpatient hospital services. Services must be delivered in Alabama. Hospitals must meet the federal definition cited in the law and participate directly as qualified funding recipients. This funds hospital care, not cash payments to patients.
Funding supports youth behavioral health services
For the year ending September 30, 2026, the law provides $4.75 million for services to Medicaid-eligible children and youth. They must have severe emotional disturbance or autism spectrum disorder. It also provides $60,000 through the Mental Health Department for the Alabama Interagency Autism Coordinating Council. These appropriations fund services and coordination, not stated cash payments to families.
Higher provider rates for addiction services
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama provides $3.482142 million for higher community provider rates in the Substance Abuse Program. It also provides $310,000 for substance abuse prevention services through the Department of Mental Health. These are service-provider funds, not direct household payments.
Higher rates for intellectual disability care
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama provides $11.071429 million for higher community provider rates for intellectual disability services. It also provides $1.237025 million for higher residential habilitation provider rates in the same program. The law does not state how much any person’s services or costs change.
Leftover food stamp funds help children
Human Resources must keep appropriated sales-tax money left over after funding the food stamp program. The money cannot revert to the Education Trust Fund. The department must use the excess for direct services to children, including Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs. The law states no excess amount and does not change food stamp benefit amounts.
Mobile autism testing in two counties
For fiscal year 2026, ARC of Jackson County gets $100,000 for a mobile autism-testing unit. ARC of Madison County gets $105,298 for the same purpose. The law does not state who qualifies, whether testing has a fee, or any household payment.
Mobile crisis care pilot for children
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama provides $5 million for a pilot program for mobile crisis centers. The centers serve children and adolescents. The law does not set individual eligibility rules, service duration, or family costs.
Trust fund money supports senior services
The Department of Senior Services receives money that becomes available from the Senior Services Trust Fund. This authority covers the year ending September 30, 2026. The law sets no fixed amount or individual household payment.
Family centers receive work support funding
For fiscal year 2026, 24 current family resource centers equally share $1.8 million in state money and $1.2 million in TANF money. Three emerging sites equally share $225,000 in state money and $150,000 in TANF money. Those sites are ELI Thrive, Family Services Center Barbour County/Clearinghouse, and HEARTS of Cleburne. Current centers must remain in good standing; emerging sites must progress toward membership and good standing. Funds must help people enter work, improve economic security, and remove barriers to those goals.
Funding for construction worker training
For fiscal year 2026, the Alabama Construction Recruitment Institute gets $2 million for recruitment, training, and promotion. The money comes from the Recruitment and Training Promotion Fund. The provision does not set participant eligibility or individual assistance amounts.
Funding for prison arts and education
For fiscal year 2026, the law provides $200,000 for the Alabama Prison Arts and Education Project. The money goes through the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. The provision does not set participant eligibility, specific services, or individual benefit amounts.
Funding for therapeutic education in Columbiana
For fiscal year 2026, the law provides $6.9 million for Therapeutic Education in Columbiana, Alabama. The provision does not identify the provider, eligible participants, or specific services funded.
Funding for workforce transportation and safety
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama’s Department of Workforce gets $200,000 for Statewide Transportation for Workforce Development. It also gets $350,000 for the Mine Safety Inspection Program. The appropriations support workforce access and mine safety, without setting direct payments to workers.
Funding supports minority affairs and students
For the year ending September 30, 2026, the Office of Minority Affairs receives about $1.80 million in State General Fund money. This includes $520,000 for the Alabama HBCU Co-op Program, supporting participating historically Black colleges and universities. The law does not set individual student payments or eligibility rules.
Business support funding for former offenders
For fiscal year 2026, the law provides $125,000 for a pilot supporting small business development by former offenders. The pilot works with the Alabama Department of Corrections. It also provides $200,000 for the Ex-offender Small Business Support Program. These provisions do not set participant eligibility, types of assistance, or individual award amounts.
Agencies can spend extra grant receipts
Beginning October 1, 2025, state recipients can spend gifts, grants, insurance payments, contributions, and entitlements above budgeted amounts. The money must serve its original purpose, and recurring receipts are reappropriated. The law generally excludes Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund and Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund money. It also excludes added federal pandemic stimulus money. Exceptions cover unspent fiscal year 2025 balances for their original purposes and added money for existing federal programs.
Alcohol board keeps bailment fee revenue
The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board keeps all revenue from bailment fees for its operations. The provision does not state a revenue amount or create a new household fee.
Approval rules for tobacco settlement spending
The law authorizes allocation of tobacco settlement or lawsuit revenue Alabama receives for the year ending September 30, 2026. Allocations must follow the applicable Alabama Code provisions. The Finance Director and the House and Senate General Fund budget committee chairs must recommend the allocation. The Governor must approve it. The amount depends on revenue received; the law specifies no total or direct household payment.
Counties and cities receive improvement funding
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama Trust Fund income supplies an estimated $29.193307 million for county capital improvements. A separate estimated $29.193307 million goes to municipal capital improvements. The law does not name specific projects or provide household payments.
Funding for Alabama ports and rail membership
The law provides $4 million to the Alabama State Port Authority for capital projects. The fiscal year 2026 budget also provides $250,000 for the Port of Bayou La Batre. It provides another $60,000 for Alabama’s Southern Rails Commission membership dues. The provisions do not name specific port projects or provide household payments.
Funding for architect licensing oversight
The architects registration board receives $683,740 from its fund for the year ending September 30, 2026. The money supports professional licensing and regulation. The provision does not specify new fees or household payments.
Funding for broadband access grants
The Broadband Accessibility Grant Program gets $5 million for fiscal year 2026. That includes $3 million from the State General Fund and $2 million from other funds. The money must go to this grant program. The provision does not set household eligibility or individual benefit amounts.
Funding for military base planning groups
For fiscal year 2026, the law funds three groups connected to military base realignment and closure planning. BRAC Fort Novosel, BRAC Montgomery, and Madison County BRAC each get $75,000. Madison County’s funding comes from the State General Fund. The provisions do not specify funded activities or direct household benefits.
Funding for regional and business development
The law provides $1 million to Innovation Depot. For fiscal year 2026, it provides about $7 million to the Alabama Association of Regional Councils. It also provides $1.5 million from the State General Fund for Main Street Alabama Program members. Members as of October 1, 2025, share that money equally. These provisions do not set direct household payments.
Funding for rural energy infrastructure planning
For fiscal year 2026, the Alabama Growth Alliance gets $1.5 million to develop rural and energy infrastructure growth strategies. The work is part of the Catalyst strategic plan. The provision funds planning, not a specified construction project or a direct cut in household energy costs.
Funding for the state auditor’s work
The State Auditor gets about $1.30 million from the State General Fund for fiscal year 2026. The money supports the office’s fiscal management program. It does not provide direct payments to households.
Funding for tourism grants and attractions
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama’s Tourism Department gets $3 million for Local and State Economy Tourism Grants. Named funding includes $1.25 million for the World Police and Fire Games. Blackbelt Adventures, Talladega Superspeedway security expenses, and the USS Alabama Battleship each receive $750,000. The Alabama Scenic River Trail receives $600,000. These appropriations support tourism programs, attractions, and events, rather than direct household benefits.
Funding supports agriculture and water programs
For fiscal year 2026, Agriculture and Industries receives about $85.07 million, including about $22.04 million from the State General Fund. Named amounts include $350,000 for a Lauderdale County veterinary assistant program and $500,000 for cellulose-based product research. Sweet Grown Alabama receives $300,000. A separate State General Fund transfer provides $2.308621 million for water resource development, including $675,000 for the Statewide Feral Swine Program.
Port funding requires demonstrated need
For fiscal year 2026, the law sets aside $3.5 million for the Alabama State Port Authority. The money stays in the State General Fund until the Finance Director finds and recommends a demonstrated need. The Governor must approve release, and funds must be available.
State operations receive transfers and interest
The law provides about $1.49 million from a General Fund transfer for State House operations and maintenance. Covered agencies must transfer their listed amounts to the State Personnel Department. Interest on Account No. 0396 goes to the Governor's Contingency Fund for spending at the Governor's discretion. Interest, related accruals, and returned balances from specified revenue-sharing investments go to the State General Fund.
Surplus funds support State House and sites
The law sets a fiscal year 2026 General Fund starting-balance threshold of $333.607538 million, excluding reversions and adjustments. When that threshold is exceeded, the first $37.5 million in unanticipated, unappropriated funds goes to the Legislative Council for new State House expenses. Only money available from that balance funds the allocation. Funds remaining after that allocation support $3 million in State Industrial Development Authority grants to assess and develop sites. Those remaining allocations are capped at $4 million total, and these appropriations expire September 30, 2026.
Funding for licensing and professional oversight
For fiscal year 2026, the law funds five licensing and oversight programs through their dedicated funds. It provides $180,650 for assisted living administrators and $150,000 for athletic trainers. Athlete agent oversight gets $20,000, while the Athletic Commission gets $275,000 for licensing, regulation, and enforcement. The auctioneers board also gets $275,000. These appropriations do not set new household payments or qualification rules.
Funding for Alabama banking oversight
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama’s State Banking Department gets $21.9 million for financial institution chartering, licensing, and regulation. The money comes from banking assessment fees and the Loan Examination Fund. The appropriation does not specify new consumer charges or direct household payments.
Funding for health worker training
For fiscal year 2026, Huntsville Hospital Health System gets $2.5 million for schools training people for in-demand health jobs. USA Health, the University of South Alabama Health System, gets $1 million for workforce development. Its funding covers classrooms, equipment, law-enforcement, and teaching needs. These appropriations do not set direct payments or tuition assistance for students.
Funding for logging training and grants
The law provides $500,000 to the Forest Worker Training Institute for logging equipment and training. It also puts $1 million into the Logging Efficiency Grant Fund. These provisions do not set individual grant amounts or eligibility rules.
Tax examiner certification receives collected funds
Auburn University's Center for Governmental Services receives qualifying collections to run the local tax examiner certification program. The money comes from collections under Alabama Code Section 40-12-43.1. Eligible collections run from Act 98-191's effective date through September 30, 2025. No total amount is stated.
Limits on prison industry funding
For fiscal year 2026, Alabama’s Department of Corrections cannot use State General Fund money for its Correctional Agricultural and Industries Program. The provision does not specify the amount affected or changes to services or prices.
State water litigation spending is capped
For the year ending September 30, 2026, the state can spend up to $538,650 on Tri-State Water Litigation legal fees. Spending cannot exceed that amount. This is a state legal expense, not a household payment or fee.
Remote towns receive emergency startup grants
The law provides $2.5 million for municipal emergency response or ambulance startup costs in fiscal year 2026. Towns must have 2,500 or fewer residents in the last U.S. Decennial Census and be at least 25 miles from a hospital. Towns offering matching funds or already holding real property get priority. Recipients must meet Alabama Administrative Code Rules 420-2-1.15, 420-2-1.16, 420-2-1.19, and 420-2-1.20 within six months. Towns that miss that deadline must repay the grant.
Agency money moves into general spending
The Department of Revenue must transfer $16.505 million to the State General Fund during fiscal year 2026. The Securities Commission must transfer another $1 million. Each agency makes four equal payments at the beginning of each quarter. The transfers increase general spending resources while moving money out of the agencies’ funding.
Airport grants limit largest airports’ share
The law provides $15 million for airport development grants in fiscal year 2026. The program operates through an agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation. Birmingham, Huntsville, and Mobile airports together can receive no more than 50% of the money. Grants among those airports for federally qualified or approved projects must be equal in amount. Before awarding other grants, the department must publish grant criteria and give them to all legislators.
Deadline for returning older state funds
Older appropriations committed to expenses generally expire by September 30 of the fiscal year immediately following their budget year. The balances return to the State General Fund or the earmarked fund that supplied them. This restores money to those funds but limits how long agencies can keep committed balances. Exceptions authorized by this act or Alabama Code Section 41-4-93 remain in place.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Rex Reynolds
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Chris Blackshear
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/29/2025
Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 869
Yes: 27 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/29/2025
Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 868
Yes: 26 • No: 0
House vote • 4/29/2025
Concur In and Adopted Senate Amendment
Yes: 100 • No: 0 • Other: 3
Senate vote • 4/29/2025
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 871
Yes: 30 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/29/2025
Chambliss motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 870
Yes: 27 • No: 0
House vote • 4/3/2025
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 605
Yes: 98 • No: 0 • Other: 3
House vote • 4/3/2025
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 603
Yes: 96 • No: 1 • Other: 3
House vote • 4/3/2025
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 604
Yes: 99 • No: 3
House vote • 4/3/2025
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 606
Yes: 95 • No: 3 • Other: 3
Actions Timeline
Enacted
5/6/2025HouseDelivered to Governor
5/1/2025HouseDelivered to Governor
5/1/2025HouseSignature Requested
5/1/2025SenateReady to Enroll
4/30/2025HouseReady to Enroll
4/30/2025HouseReady to Enroll
4/30/2025HouseEnrolled
4/30/2025HouseThird Reading in Second House
4/29/2025SenateFinance and Taxation General Fund 1st Substitute Offered
4/29/2025SenateAlbritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 868
4/29/2025SenateAlbritton 1st Amendment Offered
4/29/2025SenateAlbritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 869
4/29/2025SenateChambliss 1st Amendment Offered
4/29/2025SenateChambliss motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 870
4/29/2025SenateMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 871
4/29/2025SenateConcur In and Adopted Senate Amendment
4/29/2025HouseFinance and Taxation General Fund 1st Substitute
4/24/2025SenateReported Out of Committee Second House
4/24/2025SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
4/24/2025SenateRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
4/15/2025SenatePending Committee Action in Second House
4/15/2025SenateThird Reading in House of Origin
4/3/2025HouseWays and Means General Fund 1st Substitute Offered
4/3/2025HouseWays and Means General Fund 1st Amendment Offered
4/3/2025House
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