Hearing
House Education Policy Hearing
Room 206 at 13:30:00
House Bill 125 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Jan 16, 2026
House Bill 125 Alabama 2026 Session
House Bill
In Committee
Current Status
2026 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Terri Collins RepresentativeRepublican - Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Alabama Commission on Higher Education, ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of adult learner decreased, eligibility requirements revised.
- 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.
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
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 13
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 Education Policy
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy
H
Prefiled
Calendar
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 13
Yes
97
Absent
3
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
97
Abstained
1
Absent
2
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
97
Abstained
1
Absent
2
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
House Bill 125 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Source: Alabama Legislature