Hearing
House Education Policy Hearing
Room 206 at 13:30:00
Senate Bill 66 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Jan 29, 2026
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
April WeaverSenatorRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- University of Montevallo; board of trustees terms of office revised; quorum for meetings of board of trustees revised; and office of president qualifications revised
- Description
Under existing law, the trustees on the Board of Trustees of the University of Montevallo are appointed for terms of 12 years, and five members of the board constitutes a quorum for meetings.
This bill would revise the term of office for trustees and would place a limit on how many terms trustees may serve.
This bill would revise the number of members of the board that constitutes a quorum.
Also under existing law, to qualify for appointment, the President of the University of Montevallo must be an educator by profession.
This bill would remove the requirement that the president of the university must be an educator by profession.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
- Subjects
- Education
Bill Actions
S
Delivered to Governor
H
Signature Requested
S
Enrolled
S
Ready to Enroll
H
Hurst intended to vote "Yea"
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 297
H
Third Reading in Second House
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee Second House
H
Pending House Education Policy
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy
S
Engrossed
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 128
S
Weaver motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 127 ARWRMS7-1
S
Weaver 1st Amendment Offered ARWRMS7-1
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
Pending Senate Education Policy
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy
Calendar
Hearing
Senate Education Policy Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 09:30:00
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 128
Yes
32
Absent
3
Weaver motion to Adopt - Roll Call 127 ARWRMS7-1
Yes
32
Absent
3
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
32
Absent
3
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
32
Absent
3
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 297
Yes
100
No
1
Abstained
2
Absent
1
Third Reading in Second House
Yes
101
Abstained
3
HBIR: Passed by Second House
Yes
101
Abstained
3
Documents
Bill Text (Enrolled)
Senate Bill 66 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Engrossed)
Senate Bill 66 Alabama 2026 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
Senate Bill 66 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Amendment
Senate Weaver motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 127
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature