# Alabama HB98: College tuition; establishing a scholarship program for the dependents of law enforcement officers. Alabama HB98, College tuition; establishing a scholarship program for the dependents of law enforcement officers., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Allen Treadaway (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-09 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB98-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB98 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: College tuition; establishing a scholarship program for the dependents of law enforcement officers. - Status: enacted - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-13 - Last action: 2026-04-09, Enacted - Sponsor: Allen Treadaway (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (393 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New tuition help for officers’ families: benefit, high. Effective October 1, 2026, the law creates Alabama’s Law Enforcement Officers’ Family Scholarship Program. It helps natural or adopted children under 24 and current or surviving spouses who have lived in Alabama for at least the preceding five years. The officer must meet Alabama’s legal definition… - Drivers pay extra for blackout plates: cost, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, Alabama residents can request optional blackout plates for private passenger vehicles or motorcycles. Owners pay an extra $50 each year, plus regular registration fees, and must follow registration and licensing laws. The plates have a black background and white text and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Allen Treadaway (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-07 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1182 | pass | 32 | 1 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | Treadaway Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1256 | pass | 104 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | Senate | Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1181 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 31 | 1 | | | 2026-02-26 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 608 | pass | 99 | 0 | 3 | | 2026-02-26 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 95 | 0 | 4 | ## Actions (23) - 2026-04-09: Enacted (House) - 2026-04-08: Enrolled (House) - 2026-04-08: Delivered to Governor (House) - 2026-04-08: Signature Requested (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Third Reading in Second House (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Barfoot motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Orr 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1181 (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1182 (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Treadaway Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1256 (House) - 2026-04-07: Ready to Enroll (House) - 2026-04-01: Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2026-04-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2026-02-26: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 608 (House) - 2026-02-26: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education (Senate) - 2026-02-26: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-02-11: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2026-01-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education (House) - 2026-01-13: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB98-int.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB98-enr.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/HB98-int.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB98-enr.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) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB98-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).