49 bills on higher education
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| Bill | Title | Where it stands | Last action |
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| HB 75 | Public high schools; students excused from class for scholarship acceptance, college commitment, military enlistment Chad Robertson | Became law | Apr 17, 2026Enacted |
| SB 59 | Higher education, to require public colleges and universities to submit annual report on the amount of state and federal funds received and expended, and plans for operating if federal or state funding reduced Arthur Orr | Became law | Apr 17, 2026Enacted |
| HB 116 | Volunteer Rescue Squad Tuition Reimbursement Program; to permit EMS regional agencies to participate in education instruction Ed Oliver | Became law | Apr 16, 2026Enacted |
| HJR 283 | Chattahoochee Valley Community College women's basketball team, commended Chris Blackshear | Became law | Apr 15, 2026Enacted |
| HJR 277 | Drake State Community and Technical College, commended Laura Hall | Became law | Apr 15, 2026Enacted |
| HJR 270 | Authorizing an independent environmental assessment by the University of South Alabama of maintenance dredging operations in Mobile Bay Chris Pringle | Became law | Apr 15, 2026Enacted |
| HJR 269 | Bishop State Community College Men's Basketball Team, congratulated Adline Clarke | Became law | Apr 15, 2026Enacted |
| SJR 112 | The University of Alabama Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team, commended Gerald H. Allen | Became law | Apr 15, 2026Enacted |
| SJR 101 | Auburn University Architecture Program, commended Sam Givhan | Became law | Apr 15, 2026Enacted |
| HB 580 | Public institutions of higher education; faculty senates limited to advisory role, tenure policy required, review and dismissal of tenured faculty authorized, governing board authority over courses and curriculum provid… Troy Stubbs | Became law | Apr 13, 2026Enacted |
| HB 240 | Tuskegee University, appropriation Pebblin W. Warren | Became law | Apr 13, 2026Enacted |
| HB 151 | University of Alabama; Physicians Advisory Board of the University of Alabama School of Medicine repealed Danny Garrett | Became law | Apr 13, 2026Enacted |
| HB 565 | Higher education, College and Higher Education Excellence and Results (CHEER) Act established, bonus funding for eligible institutions authorized based on achievement of performance goals and objectives Danny Garrett | Became law | Apr 9, 2026Enacted |
| HR 353 | Auburn University Men's Basketball Team, commended Mike Shaw | Passed one chamber | Apr 9, 2026Shaw motion to Adopt - Adopted Voice Vote |
| HB 241 | Talladega College, appropriation Barbara Boyd | Became law | Apr 9, 2026Enacted |
| HB 98 | College tuition; establishing a scholarship program for the dependents of law enforcement officers. Allen Treadaway | Became law | Apr 9, 2026Enacted |
| SJR 97 | The University of Alabama, commended Gerald H. Allen | Became law | Apr 9, 2026Enacted |
| HR 349 | Auburn University School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Design, commended Chris Pringle | Passed one chamber | Apr 8, 2026Joint Rule 11 |
| HB 152 | University of Alabama; School of Social Work of Alabama repealed Danny Garrett | Became law | Apr 8, 2026Enacted |
| SB 344 | Higher education, College and Higher Education Excellence and Results (CHEER) Act established, bonus funding for eligible institutions authorized based on achievement of performance goals and objectives Arthur Orr | Failed | Apr 7, 2026Currently Indefinitely Postponed |
| HB 604 | Public K-12 education; Accountability Council created; Alabama Workforce Development Board, State Department of Education, and Alabama Commission on Higher Education to develop system to analyze student performance data Terri Collins | Died | Apr 2, 2026Engrossed |
| SB 88 | Division of Construction Management; capital improvement projects valued less than $750,000 at covered K-12 and higher education institutions exempted from division inspections and recommendations Larry Stutts | Died | Apr 1, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| HR 303 | The University of Alabama in Huntsville Women's Basketball Team, commended Phillip Rigsby | Passed one chamber | Mar 31, 2026Joint Rule 11 |
| HB 125 | Alabama Commission on Higher Education, ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of adult learner decreased, eligibility requirements revised. Terri Collins | Became law | Mar 31, 2026Enacted |
| HB 124 | Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), renamed the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program; providing loan assistance in acute educator shortage programs as determined by… Terri Collins | Became law | Mar 31, 2026Enacted |
| HB 640 | Public institutions of higher education; authorized to accept the Classic Learning Test to the same extent as the American College Test and the Scholastic Aptitude Test Arnold Mooney | Died | Mar 19, 2026Pending Committee Action in House of Origin |
| HB 603 | Higher education, Educator Preparation Provider Report Card requirements established, annual review and publication by the State Department of Education required; funds allocated Susan DuBose | Died | Mar 17, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| HR 254 | Drake State Technical and Community College, commended Laura Hall | Passed one chamber | Mar 17, 2026Joint Rule 11 |
| SB 237 | Ethics, Certain research and development activities of public institutions of higher education not covered by ethics laws Bobby D. Singleton | Died | Mar 17, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| HB 602 | Health care; allied health professionals, training; tuition grants and loan forgiveness; Rural Allied Health Professional Workforce Expansion Act and Rural Clinical Training Partnership Fund created Pebblin W. Warren | Died | Mar 10, 2026Pending Committee Action in House of Origin |
| HB 595 | Rural emergency medical services support, establishes grant program to support operational costs of EMS providers, supports scholarship and training costs Kelvin Lawrence | Died | Mar 10, 2026Pending Committee Action in House of Origin |
| HB 342 | Taxation; participation in the federal tax credit for individuals making qualified contributions to scholarship granting organizations provided for Susan DuBose | Died | Mar 5, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| HJR 110 | Tuskegee University Day, recognized Rolanda Hollis | Became law | Mar 2, 2026Enacted |
| HB 377 | Military; graduate medical field courses added to educational benefits provided to eligible dependents of certain veterans, tuition cost limited Frances Holk-Jones | Died | Feb 25, 2026Pending Committee Action in Second House |
| HB 489 | Alabama Student Grant Program; independent postsecondary online institution located in Orange Beach, Alabama added to approved institutions for which students may receive grants to attend Alan Baker | Died | Feb 19, 2026Pending Committee Action in House of Origin |
| HB 382 | Public institutions of higher education; accreditation standards further provided for; adverse actions taken by accrediting agencies against public institutions of higher education for compliance with state law, prohibi… Susan DuBose | Died | Feb 19, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| SB 74 | Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), renamed the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program; providing loan assistance in acute educator shortage programs as determined by… Donnie Chesteen | Died | Feb 19, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| SB 72 | Alabama Commission on Higher Education, ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of adult learner decreased, eligibility requirements revised Donnie Chesteen | Died | Feb 19, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| HJR 26 | McKenzie Fuller, Miss Jacksonville State University 2025, recognized Mark Gidley | Became law | Feb 19, 2026Enacted |
| HJR 17 | Alabama Community College Football Study Commission, created Chris Blackshear | Became law | Feb 19, 2026Enacted |
| HR 111 | Tuskegee University Day, recognized Pebblin W. Warren | Passed one chamber | Feb 10, 2026Joint Rule 11 |
| SB 66 | University of Montevallo; board of trustees terms of office revised; quorum for meetings of board of trustees revised; and office of president qualifications revised April Weaver | Became law | Feb 9, 2026Enacted |
| HJR 47 | Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); supporting the creation of a bicameral HBCU Legislative Caucus Terri Collins | Passed one chamber | Feb 9, 2026Reported Out of Committee Second House |
| HB 165 | Higher education, to require public colleges and universities to submit annual report on the amount of state and federal funds received and expended, and plans for operating if federal or state funding reduced Danny Garrett | Died | Feb 5, 2026Pending Committee Action in Second House |
| SB 224 | Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program, veterans, dependents, tuition assistance, disability requirements revised Andrew Jones | Died | Jan 29, 2026Pending Committee Action in House of Origin |
| HB 164 | University of Montevallo; board of trustees terms of office revised; quorum for meetings of board of trustees revised; and office of president qualifications revised Corley Ellis | Died | Jan 21, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| HB 294 | Alabama Professional Workforce Protection Act; state list of professional careers designated; eligibility for state workforce development programs, grants, scholarships, and loan repayment mandated Napoleon Bracy | Died | Jan 20, 2026Pending Committee Action in House of Origin |
| SB 98 | Military; graduate medical field courses added to educational benefits provided to eligible dependents of certain veterans, tuition cost limited Keith Kelley | Died | Jan 13, 2026Pending Committee Action in House of Origin |
| HB 24 | Vaccines; religious exemption for K-12 students further provided for, religious exemption for students at public institutions of higher education provided Mack Butler | Died | Jan 13, 2026Pending Committee Action in House of Origin |
From Alabama's official records. "Where it stands" is the furthest step a bill has reached; a bill still short of law when its session ended is shown as died.