Hearing
Senate Finance and Taxation Education Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 10:00:00
HB178 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Apr 17, 2026
Notable
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
Danny GarrettRepresentativeRepublican- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Public K-12 education; process for the consolidation of city school systems provided
- Description
Under existing law, two or more city boards of education may not form a consolidated school.
This bill would provide a process for two or more city boards of education to form a consolidated school.
This bill would also require the State Board of Education to adopt rules as necessary for implementation.
- Subjects
- Education
Bill Actions
H
Enacted
H
Enacted
H
Delivered to Governor
S
Signature Requested
H
Enrolled
H
Ready to Enroll
H
Garrett Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1327
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1247
S
Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1246 9JHS1BM-1
S
Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment Offered 9JHS1BM-1
S
Third Reading in Second House
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee Second House
S
Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment 9JHS1BM-1
S
Pending Senate Finance and Taxation Education
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education
H
Engrossed
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 238
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 237 V7RWFLL-1
H
Garrett 1st Amendment Offered V7RWFLL-1
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 236 11I5AL3-1
H
Ways and Means Education 1st Substitute Offered 11I5AL3-1
H
Third Reading in House of Origin
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
H
Ways and Means Education 1st Substitute 11I5AL3-1
H
Pending House Ways and Means Education
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education
Calendar
Hearing
House Ways and Means Education Hearing
Room 200 at 09:30:00
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 238
Yes
104
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 237 V7RWFLL-1
Yes
104
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 236 11I5AL3-1
Yes
103
Absent
1
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
99
Abstained
2
Absent
3
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
99
Abstained
2
Absent
3
Garrett Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Roll Call 1327
Yes
104
Absent
1
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1247
Yes
32
Absent
3
Orr motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1246 9JHS1BM-1
Yes
32
Absent
3
Third Reading in Second House
Yes
32
Absent
3
SBIR: Passed by Second House
Yes
32
Absent
3
Documents
Bill Text (Enrolled)
HB178 Alabama 2026 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB178 Alabama 2026 Session - Introduced
Bill Text (Engrossed)
HB178 Alabama 2026 Session - Engrossed
Amendment
House Ways and Means Education Ways and Means Education 1st Substitute
Amendment
House Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 237
Amendment
Senate Finance and Taxation Education Finance and Taxation Education 1st Amendment
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by Second Chamber Committee
Source: Alabama Legislature