Education, public schools, grades 6 to 12, allow elective courses on the study of the Bible and display artifacts, monuments, symbols, and text related to the study of the Bible, State Board of Education to implement rules and policies
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Mar 5, 2019
Signed May 30, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 21, 2019 · House May 23, 2019
How they voted
22–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 29
Mar 21, 2019
D
Democratic8
87% Yea
R
Republican21
71% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
35
Key actions
20
Committee
6
Amendments
9
May 30, 2019
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2019-508.
upper
May 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Concurred in Conference Report
upper
May 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Ledbetter motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1201
lower
May 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference Report concurrence requested
lower
May 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1365
upper
May 30, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference Report
upper
May 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Appointed
upper
May 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Ledbetter motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 1096 House appoints Ledbetter, Rowe and Grimsley
lower
May 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Requested
lower
May 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Marsh motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 1176 P&PO appoints Melson, Chesteen and Beasley
upper
May 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 935
lower
May 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 934
lower
May 23, 2019
Introduced
Allen Amendment Offered
lower
May 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 933
lower
May 23, 2019
Introduced
Drummond Amendment Offered
lower
May 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 91
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 90
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Introduced
Smitherman Amendment Offered
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Melson motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Melson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 34
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
Melson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 33
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Introduced
Education Policy Amendment Offered
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tim Melson
RRepublican
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