Hearing
Senate Finance and Taxation Education Hearing
Room 304 at 10:00:00
Senate Bill 59 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Jan 29, 2026
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Arthur OrrSenatorRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Higher education, to require public colleges and universities to submit annual report on the amount of state and federal funds received and expended, and plans for operating if federal or state funding reduced
- Description
Under existing law, certain state agencies and the Alabama Community College System are required to prepare an annual report that includes information regarding federal receipts, federal funds appropriated, and plans for operating the agency if the federal funding is reduced. Public four-year institutions of higher education are not required to submit this annual report.
This bill would require each public institution of higher education to prepare an annual report on the amount of state and federal funds received and expended during the previous fiscal year, including plans for operating the institution if state or federal funding is reduced.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update existing code language to current style.
- Subjects
- Appropriations; Education
Bill Actions
H
Pending House Ways and Means Education
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education
S
Engrossed
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 249
S
Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 248 6YEESZ1-1
S
Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment Offered 6YEESZ1-1
S
Third Reading in House of Origin
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
S
Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment 6YEESZ1-1
S
Pending Senate Finance and Taxation Education
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education
Calendar
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 249
Yes
34
Absent
1
Orr motion to Adopt - Roll Call 248 6YEESZ1-1
Yes
34
Absent
1
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
33
Absent
2
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
33
Absent
2
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
Senate Bill 59 Alabama 2026 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
Senate Bill 59 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Amendment
Senate Finance and Taxation Education Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Source: Alabama Legislature