SB 13 Alabama Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Public K-12 Schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed constitutional amendment

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment in Alabama that would require local boards of education to adopt specific policies for public K-12 schools. These policies would mandate that each K-12 public school broadcast or sanction the performance of the first stanza of The Star-Spangled Banner at least once per week during school hours. Schools could use a recording archived by the Library of Congress or have a school-sanctioned group perform it from original sheet music. If ratified by voters, this requirement would become part of the state's constitution.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 24, 2024 Last action May 7, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2025

How they voted

264
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 34
Apr 17, 2025
D Democratic8
4 Nay 4
50% Nay
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
lower
May 6, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to Committee in Second House (State Government)
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Education Policy)
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 756
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Petition to Cease Debate - Adopted Roll Call 755
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
upper
Feb 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Education Policy)
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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