HB218 Alabama 2016 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
Education, public elementary school, instruction in handwriting, cursive writing by end of third grade year, Sec. 16-6B-2 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, handwriting is required
to be taught in public elementary school</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would establish Lexi's Law and
would require the teaching of cursive writing by
the end of the third grade year</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 16-6B-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to
require that instruction in handwriting for elementary school
students include instruction in cursive writing by the end of
the third grade year.
</p>
Subjects
Schools
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2016 | H | Delivered to Governor at 3:10 p.m. on May 4, 2016. |
| May 4, 2016 | H | Assigned Act No. 2016-352 on 05/11/2016. |
| May 4, 2016 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 4, 2016 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 4, 2016 | H | Enrolled |
| May 4, 2016 | H | Passed Second House |
| May 4, 2016 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 970 |
| May 4, 2016 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 13, 2016 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education and Youth Affairs |
| May 3, 2016 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 12, 2016 | H | Engrossed |
| April 12, 2016 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 568 |
| April 12, 2016 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 567 |
| April 12, 2016 | H | Fincher Amendment Offered |
| April 12, 2016 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 10, 2016 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 11, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 28, 2016 | 727 at 11:00 | Senate ED Hearing |
| Hearing | March 9, 2016 | Room 418 **Bill Added to Agenda** at 13:30 | House EP Hearing |
| Hearing | March 9, 2016 | Room 418 at 13:30 | House EP Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB218 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |