Alabama HB273: Hunger-Free Campus Act administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, provides for the designation of qualified pub

What the bill says

An act To create the Hunger-Free Campus Act administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education; to provide for the designation of a qualified institution of higher education as a hunger-free campus; to provide application, eligibility, and renewal criteria; and to require the commission to adopt necessary rules.

From the engrossed text:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To create the Hunger-Free Campus Act administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education; to provide for the designation of a qualified institution of higher education as a hunger-free campus; to provide application, eligibility, and renewal criteria; and to require the commission to adopt necessary rules. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Hunger-Free Campus Act. Section 2. For the purposes of this act, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) COMMISSION. The Alabama Commission on Higher Education. (2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. A public or private two-year or four-year institution of higher education which provides vocational, technical, collegiate, professional, or any other form of education above the secondary school level and is accredited by a recognized regional or national accrediting agency. Page regional or national accrediting agency. HB273 Engrossed (3) SNAP. The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Section 3. The commission, by rule, shall establish an application process for qualified institutions of higher education to be designated as hunger-free campuses. The process shall include the completion and submission to the commission of an application form developed by the commission, the review of each submitted application form by the commission, and the award of the designation to each …

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Sponsors

• Collins, Terri (R, HD-008) · primary sponsor
• Almond, Cynthia (R)

Latest actions

1. May 1, 2025: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2. April 30, 2025: Reported Out of Committee Second House
3. April 24, 2025: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education
4. April 24, 2025: Pending Committee Action in Second House
5. April 22, 2025: Third Reading in House of Origin
6. April 22, 2025: Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered
7. April 22, 2025: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 946
8. April 22, 2025: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 947
9. April 22, 2025: Engrossed
10. April 17, 2025: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

Votes

• House Roll Call #764 (March 5, 2026): 83 yea, 15 nay, passed
• House Roll Call #947 (April 22, 2025): 96 yea, 2 nay, passed
• House Roll Call #946 (April 22, 2025): 86 yea, 0 nay, passed
• House Roll Call #945 (April 22, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is HB273?

HB273 is a bill in the Alabama Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Hunger-Free Campus Act administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education, provides for the designation of qualified pub.

What does HB273 do?

In its own words: An act To create the Hunger-Free Campus Act administered by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education; to provide for the designation of a qualified institution of higher education as a hunger-free campus; to provide application, eligibility, and renewal criteria; and to require the commission to adopt necessary rules.

What is the status of HB273?

In committee as of May 1, 2025. Latest action: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (May 1, 2025).

Who sponsored HB273?

Collins, Terri (R, HD-008), with 1 co-sponsor.

Where is the official record for HB273?

On the Alabama Legislature website: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/instrument/2025RS/HB273