SB13 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

SB13 Alabama 2025 Session

Senate Bill

In Committee

Current Status

2025 Regular Session

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Gerald H. Allen Senator
Republican
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Public K-12 Schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed constitutional amendment
Description: This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to public K-12 schools, to require local boards of education to adopt policies requiring each K-12 public school to broadcast or sanction the performance of the first stanza of The Star-Spangled Banner at least once per week during school hours.
Subjects: Constitutional Amendments Statewide

Bill Actions

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

Reported Out of Committee Second House

Re-referred to Committee in Second House to House State Government

Pending House Education Policy

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 756

Petition to Cease Debate - Adopted Roll Call 755

Third Reading in House of Origin

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

Pending Senate Education Policy

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy

Prefiled

Calendar

May 6, 2025

Hearing

House State Government Hearing

Room 206 at 09:30:00

April 1, 2025

Hearing

Senate Education Policy Hearing

Finance and Taxation at 09:00:00

February 18, 2025

Hearing

Senate Education Policy Hearing

Finance and Taxation at 10:00:00

Bill Text

Download Introduced PDF

Votes

Yes 25

No 6

Absent 3

Yes 26

No 5

Absent 3

Yes 26

No 4

Absent 4

Yes 26

No 4

Absent 4

Documents

Bill Text (Introduced) SB13 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced

Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Introduced

Fiscal Note Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber

Source: Alabama Legislature