Board of Education, State, renamed the Alabama Commission on Elementary and Secondary Education, members appointed by Governor, State Superintendent of Education renamed as the Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education, secretary appointed by commission, Governor to appoint team to advise commission, const. amend.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced May 9, 2019
Signed May 31, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2019 · House May 31, 2019
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 29
May 16, 2019
D
Democratic8
62% Yea
R
Republican21
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
8
Committee
1
Amendments
2
May 31, 2019
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2019-345.
upper
May 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Second House
upper
May 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1255
lower
May 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
May 21, 2019
Committee
Rereferred from W&ME to EP
lower
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 896
upper
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Marsh motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 895
upper
May 16, 2019
Introduced
Singleton Amendment Offered
upper
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
May 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Marsh motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DM
Del Marsh
RRepublican
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