Education, St. Board of Ed. to adopt policy, local boards of education authorized to allow released time for religious education off campus for elective credit, Alabama Released Time Credit Act
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Apr 2, 2019
Signed May 22, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 21, 2019 · House May 2, 2019
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 34
May 21, 2019
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican26
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
0
Amendments
3
May 22, 2019
Introduced
Education Policy first Amendment Offered
lower
May 22, 2019
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2019-281.
lower
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Second House
lower
May 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 955
upper
May 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 465
lower
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 464
lower
May 2, 2019
Introduced
Education Policy Amendment Offered
lower
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danny Garrett
RRepublican
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