The Alabama House of Representatives Tuesday unanimously approved the general fund budget for next year and a bill increasing spending for state agencies.
The House voted 105-0 for House Bill 124, sponsored by Ways and Means General Fund Chairman Rex Reynolds, R-Huntsville, which provides $3 billion to the general fund budget that provides broad funding increases for most state agencies and includes a 2% pay raise for state employees.
The legislation moves to the Senate.
“We are fortunate to have additional revenue and certainly proud of the members supporting us on that,” Reynolds said.
The budget is about $15 million larger than Gov. Kay Ivey’s proposal earlier this year but mostly follows the governor’s recommendations.