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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Colleges, state four-year, veterans, children of deceased and disabled veterans, comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for children of disabled veterans with intellectual disabilities, tuition reimbursement provided for, Sec. 31-6-2.1 added; Secs. 31-6-2 am'd."
+description: "Colleges, state four-year, veterans, children of deceased and disabled veterans, comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for children of disabled veterans with intellectual disabilities, tuition reimbursement provided for, Sec. 31-6-2.1 added; Secs. 31-6-2 am'd."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
+legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
+session: "2021rs"
+identifier: "HB 554"
+citation: "Alabama HB 554 (2021rs)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Colleges and Universities"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Rich"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c99e8aae-93f2-40a1-be98-4d96a21689f6"
+source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB554"
+source_hash: "9fd3751ebcc3c6e7d55ba8a95f12fccb8a16563632205c041d913c300ca1cb7e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
+---
+
+# Alabama HB 554 (2021rs) — Colleges, state four-year, veterans, children of deceased and disabled veterans, comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for children of disabled veterans with intellectual disabilities, tuition reimbursement provided for, Sec. 31-6-2.1 added; Secs. 31-6-2 am'd.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB554-int.pdf)
+2. **Amd/Sub 212479-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/212479-2.pdf)
+3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB554-eng.pdf)
+4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB554-enr.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 878 — **97–0** (pass) · lower
+- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 879 — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1259 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
+- Cosponsors Added — **71–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Rich — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-07T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Ways and Means Education first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 878 `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 879 `passage`
+- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Cosponsors Added
+- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
+- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1259 `passage`
+- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
+- **2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
+- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
+- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
+- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-444. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 2:25 p.m. on May 4, 2021. `executive-receipt`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c99e8aae-93f2-40a1-be98-4d96a21689f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).
+