2024 Regular Session • Alabama Legislature
HB129
Legislative Summary
Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students’ Education (CHOOSE) Act of 2024, established to provide education savings accounts (ESAs) for parents of children to use in providing education services for those children.
Bill History
2/7/2024
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education
House of Representatives
2/7/2024
Pending House Ways and Means General Fund
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
Committee Substitute Adopted AB9L77Q-1
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Third Reading in House of Origin
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
W&ME Substitute Offered AB9L77Q-1
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 126 AB9L77Q-1
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Lovvorn Amendment Offered 68BQ1Z3-1
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 127 68BQ1Z3-1
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Mooney Amendment Offered NYYG88T-1
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Garrett motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 128 NYYG88T-1
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Yarbrough Amendment Offered RTZSNNY-1
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Garrett motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 129 RTZSNNY-1
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Harrison Amendment Offered AKB2S7S-1
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Garrett motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 130 AKB2S7S-1
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 131
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Engrossed
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education
Senate
2/28/2024
Pending Senate Finance and Taxation Education
Senate
3/5/2024
Reported Out of Committee Second House
Senate
3/6/2024
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Senate
3/6/2024
Third Reading in Second House
Senate
3/6/2024
Smitherman Amendment Offered DKC9NHH-1
Senate
3/6/2024
Smitherman motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 177 DKC9NHH-1
Senate
3/6/2024
Singleton Amendment Offered RPQINNN-1
Senate
3/6/2024
Singleton motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 178 RPQINNN-1
Senate
3/6/2024
Singleton 2nd Amendment Offered 48XF3RI-1
Senate
3/6/2024
Singleton motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 179 48XF3RI-1
Senate
3/6/2024
Stutts Amendment Offered RPI5YNY-1
Senate
3/6/2024
Orr motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote RPI5YNY-1
Senate
3/6/2024
Stutts 2nd Amendment Offered VK4HVVP-1
Senate
3/6/2024
Orr motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote VK4HVVP-1
Senate
3/6/2024
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 180
Senate
3/6/2024
Ready to Enroll
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Delivered to Governor
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Enrolled
House of Representatives
3/6/2024
Signature Requested
House of Representatives
3/8/2024
Enacted
House of Representatives
3/8/2024
Enacted
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Smitherman amendment lost
Senate Smitherman amendment lost DKC9NHH-1
3/7/2024Not Adopted
Senate Instrument Change Tabled
Senate Instrument Change Tabled VK4HVVP-1
3/7/2024Not Adopted
Senate Instrument Change Tabled
Senate Instrument Change Tabled RPI5YNY-1
3/7/2024Not Adopted
Senate Singleton amendment lost
Senate Singleton amendment lost 48XF3RI-1
3/7/2024Not Adopted
Senate Singleton amendment lost
Senate Singleton amendment lost RPQINNN-1
3/7/2024Not Adopted
House Instrument Change Tabled
House Instrument Change Tabled AKB2S7S-1
2/27/2024Not Adopted
House Instrument Change Tabled
House Instrument Change Tabled RTZSNNY-1
2/27/2024Not Adopted
House Instrument Change Tabled
House Instrument Change Tabled NYYG88T-1
2/27/2024Not Adopted
House Lovvorn amendment adopted
House Lovvorn amendment adopted 68BQ1Z3-1
2/27/2024Not Adopted
House Ways and Means Education Stubbs substitution adopted
House Ways and Means Education Stubbs substitution adopted AB9L77Q-1
2/22/2024Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Smitherman amendment DKC9NHH-1
3/7/2024
10
Yea
23
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Singleton amendment RPQINNN-1
3/7/2024
10
Yea
23
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: FAILED
Singleton amendment 48XF3RI-1
3/7/2024
9
Yea
21
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: FAILED
Passed Second House
3/7/2024
23
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Second House
3/6/2024
26
Yea
8
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Instrument Change Tabled AKB2S7S-1
2/27/2024
82
Yea
7
Nay
14
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading House of Origin
2/27/2024
71
Yea
27
Nay
3
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House Of Origin
2/27/2024
69
Yea
34
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Stubbs substitution AB9L77Q-1
2/27/2024
68
Yea
29
Nay
4
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Lovvorn amendment 68BQ1Z3-1
2/27/2024
74
Yea
17
Nay
6
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: PASSED
Instrument Change Tabled NYYG88T-1
2/27/2024
85
Yea
6
Nay
11
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Instrument Change Tabled RTZSNNY-1
2/27/2024
82
Yea
9
Nay
11
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(3/8/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Danny Garrett
Republican