# Alabama SB111: Educational Opportunities Reserve Fund, transfers for fiscal year 2025 Alabama SB111, Educational Opportunities Reserve Fund, transfers for fiscal year 2025, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Arthur Orr (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-06 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB111-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB111 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Educational Opportunities Reserve Fund, transfers for fiscal year 2025 - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Enacted - Sponsor: Arthur Orr (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Appropriations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 8 (449 yes, 74 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alabama student excellence program gets startup funding: benefit, medium. The law directs $375 million to the Renewing Alabama's Investment in Student Excellence (RAISE) Fund for initial program funding. The money comes from the Educational Opportunities Reserve Fund during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. This transfer requires enactment of House Bill 533 or S… - Education accounts gain funding with return deadlines: mixed, low. The law transfers up to $80 million from the Educational Opportunities Reserve Fund to the CHOOSE Act Fund. The transfer occurs during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. It funds education savings accounts for parents of eligible students for the 2025–2026 school year, without setting indiv… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Arthur Orr (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-29 | Senate | Orr Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 847 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2025-04-24 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 989 | pass | 101 | 0 | | | 2025-04-24 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 991 | pass | 103 | 0 | | | 2025-04-24 | House | Motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 990 | fail | 29 | 74 | | | 2025-04-24 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 102 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 674 | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 673 | pass | 28 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 28 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-05-06: Enacted (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Orr Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 847 (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Signature Requested (House) - 2025-04-29: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2025-04-24: Ways and Means Education 1st Substitute Offered (House) - 2025-04-24: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 989 (House) - 2025-04-24: Moore (M) 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2025-04-24: Motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 990 (House) - 2025-04-24: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 991 (House) - 2025-04-22: Ways and Means Education 1st Substitute (House) - 2025-04-22: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2025-04-22: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-04-10: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 673 (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 674 (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Engrossed (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education (House) - 2025-04-10: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2025-04-09: Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB111-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB111-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB111-enr.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/SB111-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB111-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB111-enr.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) - [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-SB111-2025rs (as of 2026-10-19).