Hearing
Senate Finance and Taxation Education Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 10:00:00
HB517 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Apr 17, 2026
Notable
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
James LomaxRepresentativeRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Talent Readiness and Industry Needs (TRAIN) Act, qualified employees authorized to teach a career and technical education program, tax credits provided to employers that loan qualified employees, workforce teaching certificate established
- Description
This bill would establish the Talent Readiness and Industry Needs (TRAIN) Act to authorize businesses to partner with eligible educational institutions to provide career and technical education instruction.
This bill would incentivize employers to loan qualified employees to serve as instructors in career and technical education programs by creating a tax credit to offset their income, financial institution excise, and utility tax liability.
This bill would establish a workforce teaching certificate and a streamlined process for qualified employees to obtain a certificate to teach a designated career and technical education program at an eligible educational institution.
- Subjects
- Education; Taxation & Revenue
Bill Actions
H
Enacted
H
Enacted
H
Delivered to Governor
S
Signature Requested
H
Enrolled
H
Ready to Enroll
H
Lomax motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1343
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1256
S
Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1255 5VPWQM3-1
S
Elliott 1st Amendment Offered 5VPWQM3-1
S
Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1254 KH3KGUU-1
S
Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1253 XDM2IZE-1
S
Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment Offered XDM2IZE-1
S
Finance and Taxation Education 2nd Amendment Offered KH3KGUU-1
S
Third Reading in Second House
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee Second House
S
Finance and Taxation Education 2nd Amendment KH3KGUU-1
S
Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment XDM2IZE-1
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 747
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 746 XDUJ5EZ-1
H
Lomax 1st Amendment Offered XDUJ5EZ-1
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 745 YM4Z522-1
H
Ways and Means Education 1st Substitute Offered YM4Z522-1
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 YM4Z522-1
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
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 747
Yes
104
Abstained
1
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 746 XDUJ5EZ-1
Yes
103
Abstained
2
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 745 YM4Z522-1
Yes
97
Abstained
5
Absent
3
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
96
Abstained
9
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
96
Abstained
9
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1256
Yes
33
Absent
2
Elliott motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1255 5VPWQM3-1
Yes
32
Absent
3
Elliott motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1254 KH3KGUU-1
Yes
32
Absent
3
Elliott motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1253 XDM2IZE-1
Yes
32
Absent
3
Third Reading in Second House
Yes
32
Absent
3
SBIR: Passed by Second House
Yes
32
Absent
3
Lomax motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Roll Call 1343
Yes
105
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
HB517 Alabama 2026 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB517 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Bill Text (Enrolled)
HB517 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled
Amendment
House Ways and Means Education Ways and Means Education 1st Substitute
Amendment
House Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 746
Amendment
Senate Finance and Taxation Education Finance and Taxation Education 2nd Amendment
Amendment
Senate Finance and Taxation Education Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment
Amendment
Senate Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1255
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by Second Chamber Committee
Source: Alabama Legislature