HB129 Alabama 2026 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2024
Title
Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students’ Education (CHOOSE) Act of 2024, established to provide education savings accounts (ESAs) for parents of children to use in providing education services for those children.
Description
Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students’ Education (CHOOSE) Act of 2024, established to provide education savings accounts (ESAs) for parents of children to use in providing education services for those children.
Subjects
Education
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 7, 2024 | H | Enacted |
| March 7, 2024 | H | Enacted |
| March 5, 2024 | H | Signature Requested |
| March 5, 2024 | H | Enrolled |
| March 5, 2024 | H | Delivered to Governor |
| March 5, 2024 | H | Ready to Enroll |
| March 5, 2024 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 180 |
| March 5, 2024 | S | Orr motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote VK4HVVP-1 |
| March 5, 2024 | S | Stutts 2nd Amendment Offered VK4HVVP-1 |
| March 5, 2024 | S | Orr motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote RPI5YNY-1 |
| March 5, 2024 | S | Stutts Amendment Offered RPI5YNY-1 |
| March 5, 2024 | S | Singleton motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 179 48XF3RI-1 |
| March 5, 2024 | S | Singleton 2nd Amendment Offered 48XF3RI-1 |
| March 5, 2024 | S | Singleton motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 178 RPQINNN-1 |
| March 5, 2024 | S | Singleton Amendment Offered RPQINNN-1 |
| March 5, 2024 | S | Smitherman motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 177 DKC9NHH-1 |
| March 5, 2024 | S | Smitherman Amendment Offered DKC9NHH-1 |
| March 5, 2024 | S | Third Reading in Second House |
| March 5, 2024 | S | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| March 4, 2024 | S | Reported Out of Committee Second House |
| February 27, 2024 | S | Pending Senate Finance and Taxation Education |
| February 27, 2024 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education |
| February 27, 2024 | H | Engrossed |
| February 26, 2024 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 131 |
| February 26, 2024 | H | Garrett motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 130 AKB2S7S-1 |
| February 26, 2024 | H | Harrison Amendment Offered AKB2S7S-1 |
| February 26, 2024 | H | Garrett motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 129 RTZSNNY-1 |
| February 26, 2024 | H | Yarbrough Amendment Offered RTZSNNY-1 |
| February 26, 2024 | H | Garrett motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 128 NYYG88T-1 |
| February 26, 2024 | H | Mooney Amendment Offered NYYG88T-1 |
| February 26, 2024 | H | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 127 68BQ1Z3-1 |
| February 26, 2024 | H | Lovvorn Amendment Offered 68BQ1Z3-1 |
| February 26, 2024 | H | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 126 AB9L77Q-1 |
| February 26, 2024 | H | W&ME Substitute Offered AB9L77Q-1 |
| February 26, 2024 | H | Third Reading in House of Origin |
| February 21, 2024 | H | Committee Substitute Adopted AB9L77Q-1 |
| February 21, 2024 | H | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| February 21, 2024 | H | Reported Out of Committee House of Origin |
| February 6, 2024 | H | Pending House Ways and Means General Fund |
| February 6, 2024 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 4, 2024 | Room 325 at 16:15:00 | Senate Finance and Taxation Education Hearing |
| Hearing | February 21, 2024 | Room 200 at 08:30:00 | House Ways and Means Education Hearing |
| Hearing | February 20, 2024 | Room 200 at 09:30:00 | House Ways and Means Education Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB129 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB129 Alabama 2026 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB129 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB129 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB129 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House Ways and Means Education Stubbs substitution adopted |
| Bill Amendments | House Instrument Change Tabled |
| Bill Amendments | House Instrument Change Tabled |
| Bill Amendments | House Instrument Change Tabled |
| Bill Amendments | House Lovvorn amendment adopted |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Instrument Change Tabled |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Instrument Change Tabled |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Singleton amendment lost |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Singleton amendment lost |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Smitherman amendment lost |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - As Introduced |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - As Passed First Chamber Committee |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - As Passed First Chamber |
Source: Alabama Legislature