# Alabama HB273: Hunger-Free Campus Act administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, provides for the designation of qualified public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education as hunger free campuses

Alabama HB273, Hunger-Free Campus Act administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, provides for the designation of qualified public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education as hunger free campuses, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Terri Collins (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-01 (Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB273
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Hunger-Free Campus Act administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, provides for the designation of qualified public two-year and four-year institutions of higher education as hunger free campuses
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-13
- Last action: 2025-05-01, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Sponsor: Terri Collins (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (280 yes, 2 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
- Cosponsor: Member 110857

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 946 | pass | 86 | 0 | 14 |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 98 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 947 | pass | 96 | 2 | 4 |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-05-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-22: Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered (House)
- 2025-04-22: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 946 (House)
- 2025-04-22: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 947 (House)
- 2025-04-22: Engrossed (House)
- 2025-04-17: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-04-16: Ways and Means Education 1st Amendment (House)
- 2025-04-16: 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/HB273-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB273-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/HB273-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB273-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-HB273-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).