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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 2, 2026 AL HB 238 Appropriates Funds for Education for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
March 31, 2026 AL HB 580 Expands the Power of Governing Boards Over Faculty at Four Year Institutions Bill Passed - House (101 - 0)
March 31, 2026 AL HB 580 Expands the Power of Governing Boards Over Faculty at Four Year Institutions Bill Passed - House (101 - 0)
Feb. 24, 2026 AL SB 149 Authorizes the Board of Education to Distribute Temporary Teaching Certificates to Veterans Bill Passed - House (102 - 1)
Feb. 24, 2026 AL SB 201 Requires Public Schools to Offer JROTC Programs to Private and Home School Students Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
Jan. 22, 2026 AL SB 149 Authorizes the Board of Education to Distribute Temporary Teaching Certificates to Veterans Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
May 7, 2025 AL HB 166 Prohibits Students from Using Cell Phones During Classes Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
May 6, 2025 AL SB 196 Establishes the Move on When Ready Program for High School Juniors and Seniors to Earn College Credit Before Graduation Bill Passed - House (100 - 2)
May 6, 2025 AL SB 196 Establishes the Move on When Ready Program for High School Juniors and Seniors to Earn College Credit Before Graduation Bill Passed - House (100 - 2)
May 6, 2025 AL SB 196 Establishes the Move on When Ready Program for High School Juniors and Seniors to Earn College Credit Before Graduation Bill Passed - House (100 - 2)
May 1, 2025 AL SB 140 Requires the Alabama Department of Public Health to Enforce the Coach Safely Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
April 22, 2025 AL HB 273 Establishes the Hunger-Free Campus Act Bill Passed - House (96 - 2)
April 22, 2025 AL SB 278 Requires All Local School Boards to Create Policies to Allow Students to Leave Campus During School Hours for Off-Site Religious Instruction Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
April 17, 2025 AL HB 244 Prohibits Public School Teachers at All K-12 Grade Levels from Teaching or Discussing Gender Identity or Sexuality Bill Passed - House (74 - 15)
April 17, 2025 AL HB 179 Authorizes Public and Private Volunteer School Campus Chaplains Bill Passed - House (91 - 4)
April 17, 2025 AL SB 13 Establishes a Constitutional Amendments that Requires "The Star-Spangled Banner" to be Broadcast a Minimum of Once Per Week During School Hours in K-12 Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
April 17, 2025 AL HB 178 Requires Public K-12 Schools to Display the 10 Commandments in a Common Area Bill Passed - House (81 - 11)
April 9, 2025 AL SB 92 Prohibits the Use of Cell Phones in Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
April 3, 2025 AL HB 166 Prohibits Students from Using Cell Phones During Classes Bill Passed - House (79 - 15)
April 3, 2025 AL SB 85 Amends Provisions Related to Obtaining Religious Exemptions From Vaccinations for Students Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
Feb. 27, 2025 AL SB 140 Requires the Alabama Department of Public Health to Enforce the Coach Safely Act Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
Feb. 18, 2025 AL HB 188 Establishes Scholarship for Dependents of Alabama Law Enforcement Bill Passed - House (101 - 0)
May 7, 2024 AL SB 54 Requires the State Textbook Committee to Regularly Review Periodicals Used in Public School Classrooms Bill Passed - House (92 - 5)
May 7, 2024 AL SB 54 Requires the State Textbook Committee to Regularly Review Periodicals Used in Public School Classrooms Bill Passed - House (92 - 5)
April 4, 2024 AL HB 188 Establishes a Process for Suspension and Expulsion of Public School Students Bill Passed - House (96 - 5)
April 2, 2024 AL HB 22 Specifies the Role and Duties of Assistant Principals Bill Passed - House (66 - 18)
March 7, 2024 AL HB 129 Authorizes State Funds for Eligible Families for Private School Tuition Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
March 7, 2024 AL SB 129 Prohibits State Funding for Public University Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Offices, Programs, and Initiatives Bill Passed - House (75 - 28)
March 7, 2024 AL HB 129 Authorizes State Funds for Eligible Families for Private School Tuition Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
Feb. 27, 2024 AL HB 129 Authorizes State Funds for Eligible Families for Private School Tuition Bill Passed - House (69 - 34)
Feb. 27, 2024 AL HB 129 Authorizes State Funds for Eligible Families for Private School Tuition Bill Passed - House (69 - 34)
Feb. 22, 2024 AL HB 113 Authorizes Children Who have Completed Kindergarten and Turn 6 Years Old Before December 31 to Enroll in 1st Grade Bill Passed - House (90 - 9)
Feb. 22, 2024 AL SB 129 Prohibits State Funding for Public University Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Offices, Programs, and Initiatives Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
May 8, 2023 AL HB 261 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
May 5, 2023 AL HB 261 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (83 - 5)
April 7, 2022 AL HB 123 Requires Mental Health Service Coordinators in Schools Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 0)
April 7, 2022 AL HB 322 Requires K-12 Students to Use Bathroom Corresponding with Sex on Birth Certificate Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
April 7, 2022 AL HB 322 Requires K-12 Students to Use Bathroom Corresponding with Sex on Birth Certificate Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
April 5, 2022 AL HB 395 Authorizes Alcoholic Beverages at Hospitality Management Programs at State Universities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 11)
March 31, 2022 AL HB 134 Reduces the Minimum Age Teachers May Collect Retirement Benefits Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 1)
March 31, 2022 AL HB 136 Increases Minimum Pay for Public Education Employees Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
March 29, 2022 AL SB 171 Establishes a State Math Initiative to Boost Test Scores Bill Passed - House (76 - 24)
March 17, 2022 AL HB 312 Prohibits Teaching of Certain Concepts Relating to Race, Sex, or Religion Bill Passed - House (65 - 32)
March 17, 2022 AL HB 312 Prohibits Teaching of Certain Concepts Relating to Race, Sex, or Religion Bill Passed - House (65 - 32)
Feb. 22, 2022 AL HB 322 Requires K-12 Students to Use Bathroom Corresponding with Sex on Birth Certificate Bill Passed - House (74 - 24)
Feb. 22, 2022 AL HB 322 Requires K-12 Students to Use Bathroom Corresponding with Sex on Birth Certificate Bill Passed - House (74 - 24)
Feb. 15, 2022 AL SB 119 Expands the G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
Feb. 15, 2022 AL SB 116 Authorizes the Children of Military Members to Enroll in Public School Prior to State Residency Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
May 17, 2021 AL SB 94 Extends the Deadline for 3rd Graders to Reach Their Required Reading Level Bill Passed - House (68 - 27)
May 6, 2021 AL HB 246 Authorizes Public Schools to Teach Yoga Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/02 HB 238 Appropriates Funds for Education for Fiscal Year 2027 Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
3/31 HB 580 Expands the Power of Governing Boards Over Faculty at Four Year Institutions Bill Passed - House (101 - 0)
3/31 HB 580 Expands the Power of Governing Boards Over Faculty at Four Year Institutions Bill Passed - House (101 - 0)
2/24 SB 149 Authorizes the Board of Education to Distribute Temporary Teaching Certificates to Veterans Bill Passed - House (102 - 1)
2/24 SB 201 Requires Public Schools to Offer JROTC Programs to Private and Home School Students Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
1/22 SB 149 Authorizes the Board of Education to Distribute Temporary Teaching Certificates to Veterans Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
5/07 HB 166 Prohibits Students from Using Cell Phones During Classes Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 2)
5/06 SB 196 Establishes the Move on When Ready Program for High School Juniors and Seniors to Earn College Credit Before Graduation Bill Passed - House (100 - 2)
5/06 SB 196 Establishes the Move on When Ready Program for High School Juniors and Seniors to Earn College Credit Before Graduation Bill Passed - House (100 - 2)
5/06 SB 196 Establishes the Move on When Ready Program for High School Juniors and Seniors to Earn College Credit Before Graduation Bill Passed - House (100 - 2)
5/01 SB 140 Requires the Alabama Department of Public Health to Enforce the Coach Safely Act Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (30 - 0)
4/22 HB 273 Establishes the Hunger-Free Campus Act Bill Passed - House (96 - 2)
4/22 SB 278 Requires All Local School Boards to Create Policies to Allow Students to Leave Campus During School Hours for Off-Site Religious Instruction Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
4/17 HB 244 Prohibits Public School Teachers at All K-12 Grade Levels from Teaching or Discussing Gender Identity or Sexuality Bill Passed - House (74 - 15)
4/17 HB 179 Authorizes Public and Private Volunteer School Campus Chaplains Bill Passed - House (91 - 4)
4/17 SB 13 Establishes a Constitutional Amendments that Requires "The Star-Spangled Banner" to be Broadcast a Minimum of Once Per Week During School Hours in K-12 Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 6)
4/17 HB 178 Requires Public K-12 Schools to Display the 10 Commandments in a Common Area Bill Passed - House (81 - 11)
4/09 SB 92 Prohibits the Use of Cell Phones in Public Schools Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
4/03 HB 166 Prohibits Students from Using Cell Phones During Classes Bill Passed - House (79 - 15)
4/03 SB 85 Amends Provisions Related to Obtaining Religious Exemptions From Vaccinations for Students Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
2/27 SB 140 Requires the Alabama Department of Public Health to Enforce the Coach Safely Act Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0)
2/18 HB 188 Establishes Scholarship for Dependents of Alabama Law Enforcement Bill Passed - House (101 - 0)
5/07 SB 54 Requires the State Textbook Committee to Regularly Review Periodicals Used in Public School Classrooms Bill Passed - House (92 - 5)
5/07 SB 54 Requires the State Textbook Committee to Regularly Review Periodicals Used in Public School Classrooms Bill Passed - House (92 - 5)
4/04 HB 188 Establishes a Process for Suspension and Expulsion of Public School Students Bill Passed - House (96 - 5)
4/02 HB 22 Specifies the Role and Duties of Assistant Principals Bill Passed - House (66 - 18)
3/07 HB 129 Authorizes State Funds for Eligible Families for Private School Tuition Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
3/07 SB 129 Prohibits State Funding for Public University Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Offices, Programs, and Initiatives Bill Passed - House (75 - 28)
3/07 HB 129 Authorizes State Funds for Eligible Families for Private School Tuition Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
2/27 HB 129 Authorizes State Funds for Eligible Families for Private School Tuition Bill Passed - House (69 - 34)
2/27 HB 129 Authorizes State Funds for Eligible Families for Private School Tuition Bill Passed - House (69 - 34)
2/22 HB 113 Authorizes Children Who have Completed Kindergarten and Turn 6 Years Old Before December 31 to Enroll in 1st Grade Bill Passed - House (90 - 9)
2/22 SB 129 Prohibits State Funding for Public University Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Offices, Programs, and Initiatives Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
5/08 HB 261 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 4)
5/05 HB 261 Prohibits Transgender Girls from Playing on Female Sports Teams Bill Passed - House (83 - 5)
4/07 HB 123 Requires Mental Health Service Coordinators in Schools Conference Report Adopted - Senate (26 - 0)
4/07 HB 322 Requires K-12 Students to Use Bathroom Corresponding with Sex on Birth Certificate Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
4/07 HB 322 Requires K-12 Students to Use Bathroom Corresponding with Sex on Birth Certificate Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5)
4/05 HB 395 Authorizes Alcoholic Beverages at Hospitality Management Programs at State Universities Concurrence Vote Passed - House (80 - 11)
3/31 HB 134 Reduces the Minimum Age Teachers May Collect Retirement Benefits Concurrence Vote Passed - House (100 - 1)
3/31 HB 136 Increases Minimum Pay for Public Education Employees Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
3/29 SB 171 Establishes a State Math Initiative to Boost Test Scores Bill Passed - House (76 - 24)
3/17 HB 312 Prohibits Teaching of Certain Concepts Relating to Race, Sex, or Religion Bill Passed - House (65 - 32)
3/17 HB 312 Prohibits Teaching of Certain Concepts Relating to Race, Sex, or Religion Bill Passed - House (65 - 32)
2/22 HB 322 Requires K-12 Students to Use Bathroom Corresponding with Sex on Birth Certificate Bill Passed - House (74 - 24)
2/22 HB 322 Requires K-12 Students to Use Bathroom Corresponding with Sex on Birth Certificate Bill Passed - House (74 - 24)
2/15 SB 119 Expands the G.I. Dependent Scholarship Program Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
2/15 SB 116 Authorizes the Children of Military Members to Enroll in Public School Prior to State Residency Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 0)
5/17 SB 94 Extends the Deadline for 3rd Graders to Reach Their Required Reading Level Bill Passed - House (68 - 27)
5/06 HB 246 Authorizes Public Schools to Teach Yoga Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
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