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HB565 Alabama 2026 Session

Updated Apr 10, 2026
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Summary

Session
2026 Regular Session
Title
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
Description

This bill would enact the College and Higher Education Excellence and Results (CHEER) Act to establish a program to provide bonus funding to higher education institutions that meet identified student and institution performance goals and objectives.

This bill would also establish the Outcomes-Based Higher Education Funding Coordinating Committee and provide for its duties and responsibilities.

Subjects
Education

Bill Actions

H

Enacted

H

Enacted

H

Delivered to Governor

S

Signature Requested

H

Enrolled

H

Ready to Enroll

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1118

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

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 871

H

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 870 JPLG8FF-1

H

Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered JPLG8FF-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 Ways and Means Education JPLG8FF-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

Senate Finance and Taxation Education Hearing

Finance and Taxation at 10:00:00

Hearing

House Ways and Means Education Hearing

Room 200 at 09:00:00

Bill Text

Related News

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 871

March 12, 2026 House Passed
Yes 105

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1118

April 2, 2026 Senate Passed
Yes 33
Absent 2

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature