Hearing
House State Government Hearing
Room 206 at 09:30:00
SB278 Alabama 2025 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
SB278 Alabama 2025 Session
Senate Bill
In Second Chamber
Current Status
2025 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Shay Shelnutt SenatorRepublican - Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Title
- Religious instruction, elective credit for release time further provided for
- Description
Under existing law, the State Board of Education has a policy providing elective credit to students who attend religious instruction during the school day, and each local board of education may choose whether to implement the policy.
This bill would require each local board of education to implement a policy allowing elective credit to students who are released from the classroom to attend religious instruction during the school day, provided each local board of education may tailor the policy to meet their needs.
- Subjects
- Education
Bill Actions
H
Re-referred to Committee in Second House to House State Government
H
Pending House Education Policy
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy
S
Engrossed
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 783
S
Shelnutt motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 782 SL2A155-1
S
Shelnutt 1st Amendment Offered SL2A155-1
S
Third Reading in House of Origin
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
S
Pending Senate Education Policy
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy
Calendar
Hearing
Senate Education Policy Hearing
Room 807 at 09:00:00
Hearing
Senate Education Policy Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 09:00:00
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 783
Yes
25
No
6
Absent
3
Shelnutt motion to Adopt - Roll Call 782 SL2A155-1
Yes
26
No
4
Abstained
1
Absent
3
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
26
No
4
Abstained
1
Absent
3
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
26
No
4
Abstained
1
Absent
3
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
SB278 Alabama 2025 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB278 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced
Amendment
Senate Shelnutt motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 782
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Source: Alabama Legislature