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HB271 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026
HB271 Alabama 2025 Session
House Bill
In Second Chamber
Current Status
2025 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Terri Collins Representative
Republican
Session
2025 Regular Session
Title
Alabama Commission on Higher Education and ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of an adult learner decreased from 25 to 22; definition of eligible student expanded
Description

Under existing law, the ReEngage Alabama Grant Program administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education provides grant award payments to adult learners pursuing a first associate or baccalaureate degree to assist them in earning short-term credentials.

This bill would decrease the minimum age of an adult learner from 25 to 22 years of age and older.

This bill would also include as an eligible student an individual who, in addition to other specific criteria, has not previously received a grant award and is pursuing a first baccalaureate degree following a two-year stop-out period after receiving his or her first associate degree.

Subjects
Education

Bill Actions

S

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

S

Reported Out of Committee Second House

S

Pending Senate Finance and Taxation Education

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education

H

Engrossed

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 583

H

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 582 QNNI215-1

H

Education Policy Engrossed Substitute Offered QNNI215-1

H

Third Reading in House of Origin

H

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

H

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Education Policy QNNI215-1

H

Education Policy 1st Amendment AREL5S7-1

H

Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin to House Education Policy

H

Pending House Ways and Means Education

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education

Calendar

Hearing

Senate Finance and Taxation Education Hearing

Finance and Taxation at 10:00:00

Hearing

House Education Policy Hearing

Room 206 at 13:30:00

Bill Text

Download Engrossed PDF

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 583

March 31, 2025 House Passed
Yes 103
Absent 1

Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 582 QNNI215-1

March 31, 2025 House Passed
Yes 103
Absent 1

Documents

Bill Text (Engrossed) HB271 Alabama 2025 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced) HB271 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced
Amendment House Education Policy Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Amendment House Education Policy Education Policy 1st Amendment
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber

Source: Alabama Legislature