HB 165 Alabama House · 2026 Regular Session

Higher education, to require public colleges and universities to submit annual report on the amount of state and federal funds received and expended, and plans for operating if federal or state funding reduced

HB 165 requires Alabama's public colleges and universities to submit annual reports by October 31 detailing all state and federal funds received and spent, broken down by funding source. These reports must be certified as accurate by each institution and include specific plans for operating if state or federal funding decreases. The Alabama Community College System must follow the same reporting requirements. The Executive Budget Office will compile these reports to track funding flows and institutional planning. This bill focuses on transparency and accountability in higher education funding, not on changing funding levels or student benefits.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Feb 5, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 4 edits · Feb 3, 2026

MODERATE

The bill was updated from its introduced version to its engrossed version, incorporating final amendments and formatting corrections. The primary substantive change involves the addition of new definitions and reporting requirements specifically for public institutions of higher education, while also clarifying the scope of 'state agency' to exclude professional licensing boards.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly require public institutions of higher education to submit annual reports on state and federal funding, whereas the introduced version focused primarily on state agencies and community colleges.

DEFINITION

Added a new definition for 'Public Institutions of Higher Education' to clarify which colleges and universities must comply with the new reporting rules.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new subsection (e) requiring the Executive Budget Office to compile and submit a summary report to the Legislative Council by January 1, including a list of agencies that failed to submit reports.

ELIGIBILITY

Clarified that the term 'State Agency' does not include professional licensing boards, narrowing the entities required to submit federal fund reports.

TECHNICAL

Corrected formatting errors, including fixing a typo where '5five' was written instead of 'five' and updating page headers to reflect the engrossed status.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Feb 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Finance and Taxation Education)

upper

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 229

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 228

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Introduced

Garrett 1st Amendment Offered

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

lower

Jan 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Ways and Means Education)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors