# Alabama HB525: Alabama Student Grant Program, HBCU in Selma added to approved institutions for which students may receive grants to attend

Alabama HB525, Alabama Student Grant Program, HBCU in Selma added to approved institutions for which students may receive grants to attend, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Prince Chestnut (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-03 (Pending Committee Action in House of Origin) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB525
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Alabama Student Grant Program, HBCU in Selma added to approved institutions for which students may receive grants to attend
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-03
- Last action: 2025-04-03, Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Sponsor: Prince Chestnut (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Prince Chestnut (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anthony Daniels (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris England (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Curtis Travis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeremy Gray (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kelvin Lawrence (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kenyatté Hassell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Laura Hall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: M. Moore (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marilyn Lands (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Napoleon Bracy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Sellers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: TaShina Morris (Democratic), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-04-03: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education (House)
- 2025-04-03: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB525-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/HB525-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-HB525-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).