The proposed bill seeks to amend Section 71.01 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, allowing the Legislature to sign and transmit local laws or constitutional amendments prior to the transmission of basic appropriations. This amendment is set to be voted on by the qualified electors during the statewide primary election on March 5, 2024. The amendment includes several changes, such as replacing the term "departments" with "branches" when referring to the state government and clarifying the definition of "Budget Period" to include any period fixed by law for state budgets, rather than strictly a fiscal year.

Additionally, the bill removes the stipulation that no bill, except those making basic appropriations, can be signed and transmitted until those appropriations are completed. It explicitly states that the passage of local laws or local constitutional amendments, as well as the adoption of resolutions, can proceed without being affected by the basic appropriations process. The amendment also ratifies any resolutions authorizing the consideration of local laws adopted before March 5, 2024, that conformed to legislative rules at the time of their adoption.