---
type: "Bill"
title: "Colleges and Universities, Alabama G.I. and Dependents' Educational Benefit Act, use of scholarship benefits at 2 year or 4 year public or private institutions of higher education physically located in state provided, Sec. 31-6-8 repealed; Secs. 31-6-2, 31-6-2.1, 31-6-3, 31-6-4, 31-6-5, 31-6-6, 31-6-9, 31-6-11, 31-6-12, 31-6-13, 31-6-14, 31-6-15, 31-6-15.1, 31-6-16 am'd."
description: "Colleges and Universities, Alabama G.I. and Dependents' Educational Benefit Act, use of scholarship benefits at 2 year or 4 year public or private institutions of higher education physically located in state provided, Sec. 31-6-8 repealed; Secs. 31-6-2, 31-6-2.1, 31-6-3, 31-6-4, 31-6-5, 31-6-6, 31-6-9, 31-6-11, 31-6-12, 31-6-13, 31-6-14, 31-6-15, 31-6-15.1, 31-6-16 am'd."
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2022rs"
identifier: "SB 119"
citation: "Alabama SB 119 (2022rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alabama G.I. and Dependents' Educational Benefit Act"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barfoot"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-01-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59de5230-0d82-447d-ad81-e425b9bfc4ab"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB119"
source_hash: "c4122601a2d0e38d73dcc3c92bb4de90f048a083a8e725e5b5003caf26d3d4a4"
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 SB 119 (2022rs) — Colleges and Universities, Alabama G.I. and Dependents' Educational Benefit Act, use of scholarship benefits at 2 year or 4 year public or private institutions of higher education physically located in state provided, Sec. 31-6-8 repealed; Secs. 31-6-2, 31-6-2.1, 31-6-3, 31-6-4, 31-6-5, 31-6-6, 31-6-9, 31-6-11, 31-6-12, 31-6-13, 31-6-14, 31-6-15, 31-6-15.1, 31-6-16 am'd.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/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB119-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 216807-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/216807-2.pdf)
3. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB119-eng.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2022rs/PrintFiles/SB119-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 245 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 246 — **27–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 316 — **102–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barfoot — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Veterans and Military Affairs `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and `reading-2`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Veterans and Military Affairs first Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 245 `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 246 `passage`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Ways and Means Education `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-22T05:00:00+00:00** Rereferred from W&ME to M&VA
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 316 `passage`
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2022-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2022-91. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/59de5230-0d82-447d-ad81-e425b9bfc4ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).