# Alabama HB271: Alabama Commission on Higher Education and ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of an adult learner decreased from 25 to 22; definition of eligible student expanded

Alabama HB271, Alabama Commission on Higher Education and ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of an adult learner decreased from 25 to 22; definition of eligible student expanded, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Terri Collins (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-24 (Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB271
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Alabama Commission on Higher Education and ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of an adult learner decreased from 25 to 22; definition of eligible student expanded
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Last action: 2025-04-24, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Sponsor: Terri Collins (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (309 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: Terri Collins (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 583 | pass | 103 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 582 | pass | 103 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 103 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-04-24: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-01: Education Policy Engrossed Substitute Offered (House)
- 2025-04-01: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 582 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 583 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-27: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-26: Education Policy 1st Amendment (House)
- 2025-02-26: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-02-18: Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-02-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education (House)
- 2025-02-13: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB271-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB271-eng.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted)
- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
- HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted)
- HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB271-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB271-eng.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB271-2025rs (as of 2026-10-19).