HB 511

Alabama House bill in Session 2026RS.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 9, 2026.

Public K-12 education; Pledge of Allegiance and prayer required each day, constitutional amendment.

Bill ID AL-2026RS-HB-511
Session 2026RS
Status enacted
Committee Education Policy (Senate); State Government (House)
House enacted 2026-04-09
Education Elections / Voting
Summary

This act proposes an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to: (1) require local boards of education to adopt policies requiring each public K-12 school to conduct the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag at the beginning of each day; (2) require local boards of education to adopt policies requiring each public K-12 school to allow a student initiated and led prayer so long as no student is required to participate; and (3) require that any policy adopted under this act allows students to opt out of participating based on their own beliefs.

Sponsor
Reed Ingram
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-25 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-09 Status enacted
2026-04-09 Latest Action Enacted
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