Alabama State Representative
Terri Collins 2026 1st Special Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Legislative Session
Primary Sponsor of Legislation
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Bill HB123
Filed/Read First Time
Committee Review (House)
7/16/26
Taxation; Cook Museum of Natural Science and the McWane Science Center, exempt from sales and use taxes
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Bill HB124
Filed/Read First Time
Committee Review (House)
Passed House
Committee Review (Senate)
Senate Floor Action
Governor Action
Enacted
7/16/26
Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program (AMSTEP), renamed the Loan Assistance in Support of Educators in Alabama (LASEA) Program; providing loan assistance in acute educator shortage programs as determined by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education in consultation with the State Department of Education and the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Bill HB125
Filed/Read First Time
Committee Review (House)
Passed House
Committee Review (Senate)
Senate Floor Action
Governor Action
Enacted
7/16/26
Alabama Commission on Higher Education, ReEngage Alabama Grant Program, minimum age of adult learner decreased, eligibility requirements revised.
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Bill HB122
Filed/Read First Time
Committee Review (House)
Passed House
Committee Review (Senate)
Senate Floor Action
Governor Action
Enacted
7/16/26
Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science (TEAMS) Salary Schedule Program; participating teacher with over 20 years of advanced contract criteria service may be offered contract for up to five years instead of required offer of five years
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Bill HB245
Filed/Read First Time
Committee Review (House)
Passed House
Committee Review (Senate)
Senate Floor Action
Governor Action
Enacted
7/16/26
Rural Hospital Investment Program amended; to require the Department of Revenue to oversee the operations
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Bill HB239
Filed/Read First Time
Committee Review (House)
Passed House
Committee Review (Senate)
Senate Floor Action
Governor Action
Enacted
7/16/26
FY27 2% Teacher Pay Raise and Retiree Longevity Bonus
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Bill HB396
Filed/Read First Time
Committee Review (House)
7/16/26
Public school grading system, revised to include and weight specific indicators for schools that include a 12th grade class and schools that do not include a 12th grade class; Alabama Workforce Development Board and State Department of Education to develop system to analyze student performance data, Accountability Council created
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Bill HB378
Filed/Read First Time
Committee Review (House)
7/16/26
Department of Revenue; Alabama Certified Licensing Administrators added to list of tax professionals compensated annually for completing professional training
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Bill HB379
Filed/Read First Time
Committee Review (House)
Passed House
Committee Review (Senate)
Senate Floor Action
Governor Action
Enacted
7/16/26
Entertainment Industry Incentive Act of 2009 amended, create additional incentive program, extend review and evaluation deadline
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Bill HB380
Filed/Read First Time
Committee Review (House)
Passed House
Committee Review (Senate)
Senate Floor Action
Governor Action
Enacted
7/16/26
Public K-12 education; process for the consolidation of county boards of education provided, procedure for protesting a proposed consolidation provided, adoption of rules and impact study by State Board of Education required, constitutional amendment
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Bill HB50
Filed/Read First Time
7/16/26
Imagination Library of Alabama Program, Department of Early Childhood Education to administer through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
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Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama House Bill HB604
Filed/Read First Time
Committee Review (House)
Passed House
7/16/26
Public K-12 education; Accountability Council created; Alabama Workforce Development Board, State Department of Education, and Alabama Commission on Higher Education to develop system to analyze student performance data