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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama HB 511 proposes a constitutional amendment requiring daily Pledge of Allegiance and authorizing student-led prayer in public K-12 schools
Last action · April 9, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Ingram
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What This Bill Does
Alabama public K-12 schools would be required to conduct a daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and permitted to allow student-initiated and student-led prayer under a proposed enacted by the legislature for voter ratification. Local school boards must adopt policies ensuring that students retain the right to opt out of participation based on their personal beliefs without being required to participate.
Public school students across Alabama face new daily school routines regarding patriotic exercises and religious expression, while local school boards must draft and enforce compliance policies subject to superintendent review.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
public K-12 school students
Students are given the opportunity to participate in a daily Pledge of Allegiance and student-led prayer, with the explicit right to opt out based on their beliefs.
local boards of education
School boards are required to adopt specific policies governing daily Pledge recitations, student-led prayer, and student opt-out rights.
local superintendents of education
Superintendents are tasked with receiving and reviewing reports of violations regarding the new policies.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are students required to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance or prayer?
What happens if a school violates these new policy requirements?
Who initiates and leads the prayer allowed under the act?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
29 actions- Apr 9, 2026HouseEnrolledEnacted
- Apr 9, 2026SenateSignature Requested
- Apr 9, 2026HouseEnrolled
- Apr 9, 2026HouseReady to Enroll
- Apr 8, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1294
- Mar 17, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
Show 23 earlier actions
- Mar 17, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Mar 11, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Mar 11, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy
- Mar 10, 2026HouseEngrossed
- Mar 10, 2026HouseDatcher intended to vote "Abstain"
- Mar 10, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 817
- Mar 10, 2026HouseBracy intended to vote "Nay"
- Mar 10, 2026HouseIngram motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 816
- Mar 10, 2026HouseSellers 1st Amendment Offered
- Mar 10, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 815
- Mar 10, 2026HouseDrummond 1st Amendment Offered
- Mar 10, 2026HouseIngram motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 814
- Mar 10, 2026HouseLands 1st Amendment Offered
- Mar 10, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 813
- Mar 10, 2026HouseFaulkner 1st Amendment Offered
- Mar 10, 2026HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 812
- Mar 10, 2026HouseState Government 1st Substitute Offered
- Mar 10, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Mar 5, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 4, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Mar 4, 2026HouseState Government 1st Substitute
- Feb 25, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Feb 25, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz65Current news / social attention level
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