# Alabama HB165: 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

Alabama HB165, 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, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Danny Garrett (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-05 (Pending Committee Action in Second House) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB165
- State: Alabama
- 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
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-02-05, Pending Committee Action in Second House
- Sponsor: Danny Garrett (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (310 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Danny Garrett (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 102 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 228 | pass | 104 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 229 | pass | 104 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-02-05: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-02-03: Garrett 1st Amendment Offered (House)
- 2026-02-03: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 228 (House)
- 2026-02-03: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 229 (House)
- 2026-02-03: Engrossed (House)
- 2026-01-21: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-21: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education (House)
- 2026-01-13: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB165-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB165-eng.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created (enacted)
- SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted)
- SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted)
- HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted)
- SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted)
- SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB165-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB165-eng.pdf)

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- [SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB154-2026rs)
- [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs)
- [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs)
- [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB165-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).