# Alabama HB272: Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), renamed the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program; providing loan assistance in acute educator shortage programs as determined by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the State Department of Education

Alabama HB272, Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), renamed the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program; providing loan assistance in acute educator shortage programs as determined by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the State Department of Education, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Terri Collins (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-09 (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 HB272
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), renamed the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program; providing loan assistance in acute educator shortage programs as determined by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the State Department of Education
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Last action: 2025-04-09, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Sponsor: Terri Collins (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (197 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 - Adopted Roll Call 560 | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 98 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2025-04-09: Education Policy 1st Amendment (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-01: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 560 (House)
- 2025-04-01: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-26: Reported Out of Committee 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/HB272-int.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/HB272-int.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-HB272-2025rs (as of 2026-10-19).