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Alabama HouseHB487

Alabama G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program, veterans, dependents, tuition assistance, disability requirements revised

Passed 100–2Bipartisan

What it does: Lowers from 40% to 30% the disability rating that makes veterans' dependents eligible for the state G.I. dependent tuition scholarship, and for 2026-2027 lets up to 100 dependents a year qualify despite residency rules if the veteran is at least 50% disabled and lived in Alabama five years. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Motion to Adopt

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The tally

Yes 100 · No 2 · Not voting 1

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
PartyYesNoNot voting
Democrats2621
Republicans7400

Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted yes. 2 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (103)

Yes 100

No 2

Not voting 1

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.