Hearing
Senate Finance and Taxation Education Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 10:00:00
HB98 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Apr 9, 2026
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Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Allen TreadawayRepresentativeRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- College tuition; establishing a scholarship program for the dependents of law enforcement officers.
- Description
Existing law provides that in certain circumstances a child or a spouse of a law enforcement officer who is killed or totally disabled in the line of duty may receive financial assistance to pay college tuition.
This bill would establish a program to pay tuition and associated expenses on behalf of children and spouses of long-term city, county, and state law enforcement officers. This bill would provide that the scholarship money may be used for an undergraduate course of study offered by a public or private technical school, college, or university in the State of Alabama.
This bill would further provide for the administration of this scholarship by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education; require annual reporting on the program to the Legislature; and establish the Alabama Law Enforcement Officers' Family Scholarship Fund.
This bill would also authorize creation by the Department of Revenue of a blackout license plate, proceeds for which would be used to fund the scholarship.
HB98 INTRODUCED.
- Subjects
- Education
Bill Actions
H
Enacted
H
Enacted
S
Signature Requested
H
Delivered to Governor
H
Enrolled
H
Ready to Enroll
H
Treadaway Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1256
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1182
S
Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1181 L58X1AA-1
S
Orr 1st Substitute Offered L58X1AA-1
S
Barfoot motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote EJ3AL2C-1
S
Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute Offered EJ3AL2C-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 1st Substitute EJ3AL2C-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
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 608
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
Pending House Ways and Means Education
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education
H
Prefiled
Calendar
Hearing
House Ways and Means Education Hearing
Room 200 at 09:00:00
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 608
Yes
99
Abstained
3
Absent
3
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
95
Abstained
4
Absent
6
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
95
Abstained
4
Absent
6
Third Reading in Second House
Yes
31
No
1
Absent
3
SBIR: Passed by Second House
Yes
31
No
1
Absent
3
Treadaway Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Roll Call 1256
Yes
104
Absent
1
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1182
Yes
32
No
1
Absent
2
Orr motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1181 L58X1AA-1
Yes
32
Absent
3
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB98 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Bill Text (Enrolled)
HB98 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled
Amendment
Senate Finance and Taxation Education Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute
Amendment
Senate Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1181
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by Second Chamber Committee
Source: Alabama Legislature