Education, K-3 grades, Alabama Literacy Act, established, steps to improve reading proficiency
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Apr 9, 2019
Signed May 31, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2019 · House May 15, 2019
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 34
May 30, 2019
D
Democratic8
62% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
14
Committee
1
Amendments
8
May 31, 2019
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2019-523.
lower
May 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Concurred in Second House Amendment
upper
May 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Collins motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1238
lower
May 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1378
upper
May 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1377
upper
May 30, 2019
Introduced
Smitherman Amendment Offered
upper
May 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Gudger motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1376
upper
May 30, 2019
Introduced
Gudger Amendment Offered
upper
May 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate lost Roll Call 1375
upper
May 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
May 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 757
lower
May 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Collins motion to Miscellaneous adopted Voice Vote
lower
May 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 756
lower
May 15, 2019
Introduced
Moore (M) Amendment Offered
lower
May 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 755
lower
May 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Collins motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote
lower
May 15, 2019
Introduced
Collins first Substitute Offered
lower
May 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Terri Collins
RRepublican
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