HB 250 Alabama House · 2026 Regular Session

Individual income taxes, to allow an exclusion from gross income for contributions to Trump Accounts and to make permanent the exclusion for amounts paid by an employer on any qualified education loan.

HB 250 amends Alabama's tax code to exclude employer contributions to "Trump Accounts" from an individual's gross income and makes permanent the existing exclusion for employer-paid qualified education loan payments. The bill directly affects Alabama taxpayers who receive these employer benefits, as it prevents these amounts from being counted as taxable income. Key provisions include updating Section 40-18-14 to add Trump Account contributions to the list of excluded items and removing the temporary nature of the education loan exclusion. This creates a permanent tax advantage for workers receiving these specific employer benefits under Alabama law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 15, 2026 Signed Apr 17, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits · Apr 17, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized and enrolled for signature, updating its official title to reflect permanent changes to the income tax exclusion for employer-paid education loans. The text was cleaned up to remove temporary 'Introduced' headers and consolidate the bill's version number. The core policy provisions regarding tax exemptions for Trump Accounts and education loans remain substantively unchanged from the introduced version.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on amending the Alabama Code to exclude specific employer contributions from gross income; no new populations or geographic areas were added.
TECHNICAL

The bill's version number was updated from 5V1ZG36-1 to 5V1ZG36-2, and page headers were changed from 'HB250 INTRODUCED' to 'HB250 ENROLLED' to signify the final version ready for the Governor's signature.

Redundant synopsis text and introductory headers describing the bill's purpose were removed as they are no longer needed in the final enrolled version.

SCOPE

The bill's title was expanded to explicitly state that it makes the exclusion for employer-paid qualified education loans permanent, whereas the introduced version only mentioned making it permanent in the synopsis without it being as prominent in the title.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Apr 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1219
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Finance and Taxation Education)
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 395
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Ways and Means Education)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Danny Garrett
Danny Garrett
RRepublican
AL
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