# Alabama HB306: Teacher certification; Military Veteran Temporary Teaching Certificate established

Alabama HB306, Teacher certification; Military Veteran Temporary Teaching Certificate established, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rick Rehm (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-02-24 (Rehm Motion to SB149 Substituted for HB306 a Companion Bill - Adopted Voice Vote) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB306
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Teacher certification; Military Veteran Temporary Teaching Certificate established
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-02-24, Rehm Motion to SB149 Substituted for HB306 a Companion Bill - Adopted Voice Vote
- Sponsor: Rick Rehm (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (206 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: Rick Rehm (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alan Baker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Anthony Daniels (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Lamb (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Craig Lipscomb (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeana Ross (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kelvin Lawrence (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Paschal (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mack Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marcus Paramore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Margie Wilcox (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Gidley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Parker Moore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Sellers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul W. Lee (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Prince Chestnut (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Hurst (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Susan DuBose (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Terri Collins (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 104 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 541 | pass | 102 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-02-24: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-02-24: Military and Veterans' Affairs Engrossed Substitute Offered (House)
- 2026-02-24: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 541 (House)
- 2026-02-24: Ross intended to vote "Yea" (House)
- 2026-02-24: Rehm Motion to SB149 Substituted for HB306 a Companion Bill - Adopted Voice Vote (House)
- 2026-02-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-02-04: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-29: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-29: Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-28: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-21: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy (House)
- 2026-01-21: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB306-int.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/HB306-int.pdf)

## Related
- [HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB67-2026rs)
- [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)
- [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB306-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).