Ten Commandments; required to be displayed in certain public schools, subject to the availability of donations
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Ten Commandments; required to be displayed in certain public schools, subject to the availability of donations” Read the full text
2026 regular session
What it does
This act: (1) beginning January 1, 2027, and subject to the availability of donated funds or displays, requires each local board of education to display a document approved by the State Superintendent of Education that contains the Ten Commandments and other specified historical information in every fifth through twelfth grade history classroom and at least one entryway or other common area, except in schools serving kindergarten through fourth grade students; (2) requires the State Department
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Where it is
Enacted (latest official status) · Jan 13, 2026
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Kelley
Recorded votes
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-04-09 · yeas 81, nays 10, abstains 10
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-31 · yeas 28, nays 6, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-31 · yeas 27, nays 7, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-31 · yeas 30, nays 4, abstains 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Alabama legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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