Hearing
Senate Finance and Taxation Education Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 10:00:00
HB233 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Apr 16, 2026
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Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Ed OliverRepresentativeRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- National Guard Educational Assistance Program, applied to workforce development programs, amount of benefits revised
- Description
Under existing law, certain members of the National Guard may receive tuition reimbursement through the National Guard Educational Assistance Program when seeking a college degree or certain other certifications.
This bill would authorize tuition assistance for workforce development programs, in addition to tuition assistance, through the National Guard Educational Assistance Program.
This bill would authorize the use of tuition assistance for additional educational expenses, such as on-campus living expenses and meal plans.
Under existing law, guard members who achieve a certain grade point average requirement are authorized to receive academic excellence benefits in addition to educational reimbursement through the program.
This bill would remove any reference to academic excellence benefits and revises the requirements to qualify for tuition assistance.
This bill would repeal a section that provides certain qualifications for the National Guard Educational Assistance Program.
HB233 INTRODUCED.
- Subjects
- Military
Bill Actions
H
Enacted
H
Enacted
H
Delivered to Governor
S
Signature Requested
S
Signature Requested
S
Signature Requested
H
Enrolled
H
Ready to Enroll
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1324
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 823
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 822 2J92USI-1
H
Ways and Means Education 1st Substitute Offered 2J92USI-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
H
Ways and Means Education 1st Substitute 2J92USI-1
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
House Ways and Means Education Hearing
Room 206 at 12:00:00
Hearing
House Ways and Means Education Hearing
Room 200 at 09:00:00
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 823
Yes
105
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 822 2J92USI-1
Yes
104
Absent
1
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
104
Absent
1
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
104
Absent
1
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1324
Yes
29
Absent
6
Documents
Bill Text (Enrolled)
HB233 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Engrossed)
HB233 Alabama 2026 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB233 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Amendment
House Ways and Means Education Ways and Means Education 1st Substitute
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature