Alabama HB354: Department of Workforce; workforce talent recruitment grant program established, eligibility provided for, and fund established

What the bill says

An act Relating to the Department of Workforce; to establish a talent recruitment grant program administered by the department; to award grant funds to eligible applicants; to provide eligibility standards; and to establish the Talent Recruitment Program Grant Fund.

From the engrossed text:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the Department of Workforce; to establish a talent recruitment grant program administered by the department; to award grant funds to eligible applicants; to provide eligibility standards; and to establish the Talent Recruitment Program Grant Fund. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. For the purposes of this act, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Workforce. (2) HOUSEHOLD. A group of one or more individuals who dwell together within the same dwelling. (3) HOUSEHOLD GOAL. The total number of households that a talent recruitment program seeks to successfully incentivize to relocate or commit to relocate from outside this state to a county or municipality in this state. Section 2. (a) Subject to the availability of funds, the department shall: (1) Establish and administer a workforce talent recruitment grant program for the purpose of awarding grants for talent recruitment programs that incentivize households to Page for talent recruitment programs that incentivize households to HB354 Engrossed relocate from outside this state to this state; (2) Award grants to eligible applicants for the purpose of administering the talent recruitment program and the costs associated with incentivizing households to relocate from outside this state to this state; and (3) Disburse 50 percent of the total grant …

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Sponsors

• Robbins, Ben (R, HD-033) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. April 7, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2. April 7, 2026: Reported Out of Committee Second House
3. March 31, 2026: Pending Committee Action in Second House
4. March 31, 2026: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education
5. March 19, 2026: Engrossed
6. March 19, 2026: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 994
7. March 19, 2026: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 993
8. March 19, 2026: Ways and Means General Fund Engrossed Substitute Offered
9. March 19, 2026: Third Reading in House of Origin
10. March 11, 2026: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

Votes

• House Roll Call #994 (March 19, 2026): 91 yea, 0 nay, passed
• House Roll Call #993 (March 19, 2026): 100 yea, 0 nay, passed
• House Roll Call #992 (March 19, 2026): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is HB354?

HB354 is a bill in the Alabama Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Department of Workforce; workforce talent recruitment grant program established, eligibility provided for, and fund established.

What does HB354 do?

In its own words: An act Relating to the Department of Workforce; to establish a talent recruitment grant program administered by the department; to award grant funds to eligible applicants; to provide eligibility standards; and to establish the Talent Recruitment Program Grant Fund.

What is the status of HB354?

In committee as of April 7, 2026. Latest action: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (April 7, 2026).

Who sponsored HB354?

Robbins, Ben (R, HD-033).

Where is the official record for HB354?

On the Alabama Legislature website: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/instrument/2026RS/HB354