# Alabama SB145: Hospitals, private hospital assessment and Medicaid funding program sunset clause removed.

Alabama SB145, Hospitals, private hospital assessment and Medicaid funding program sunset clause removed., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Greg Albritton (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-09 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB145
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Hospitals, private hospital assessment and Medicaid funding program sunset clause removed.
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-04-09, Enacted
- Sponsor: Greg Albritton (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Taxation & Revenue
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (312 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Alabama keeps hospital assessments and Medicaid funding: mixed, medium. Beginning October 1, 2026, Alabama removes the sunset from its hospital assessment and related Medicaid hospital funding rules. Private hospitals pay 6.00% of net patient revenue for state fiscal years 2026–2028. The revenue figures come from Medicare cost reports for 2023, 2024, and 2025, respecti…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Albritton (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1135 | pass | 103 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 104 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 824 | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-11 | Senate | Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 823 | pass | 35 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-09: Enacted (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Ready to Enroll (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Signature Requested (House)
- 2026-04-02: Delivered to Governor (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Third Reading in Second House (House)
- 2026-04-01: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1135 (House)
- 2026-03-31: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House)
- 2026-03-31: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-12: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund (House)
- 2026-03-12: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2026-03-11: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Finance and Taxation General Fund 1st Substitute Offered (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Albritton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 823 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 824 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Finance and Taxation General Fund 1st Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB145-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB145-eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB145-enr.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB145-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB145-eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB145-enr.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB145-2026rs (as of 2026-10-19).