Alabama · 2026rs
HB 8
Campus chaplains; public K-12 schools authorized to accept as volunteers, local boards of education and governing bodies authorized to vote on whether to allow, limitations provided
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/f2aa1a05-4a83-40bf-8680-93e94e8dd5be CC0-1.0
Summary AI-generated
Alabama HB 8 authorizes public K-12 schools to accept local chaplains as volunteers. It permits local boards of education and governing bodies to vote on whether to allow these volunteers within their schools. The legislation also establishes specific limitations regarding this authorization.
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Sponsors
- Mark Gidley Republican lead
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBIR: Passed by Second House | upper | — | 1677872 | pass | 30 | 0 | 2 | Apr 7, 2026 | LegiScan API legiscan-1677872 LegiScan-ToS |
| Third Reading in Second House | upper | — | 1677873 | pass | 30 | 0 | 2 | Apr 7, 2026 | LegiScan API legiscan-1677873 LegiScan-ToS |
| Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1190 | upper | — | 1677874 | pass | 30 | 0 | 2 | Apr 7, 2026 | LegiScan API legiscan-1677874 LegiScan-ToS |
| Gidley motion to Table - Roll Call 532 V7S4AVP-1 | lower | — | 1643359 | pass | 79 | 22 | 3 | Feb 24, 2026 | LegiScan API legiscan-1643359 LegiScan-ToS |
| HBIR: Passed by House of Origin | lower | — | 1643356 | pass | 92 | 4 | 8 | Feb 24, 2026 | LegiScan API legiscan-1643356 LegiScan-ToS |
| Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 533 | lower | — | 1643360 | pass | 90 | 7 | 7 | Feb 24, 2026 | LegiScan API legiscan-1643360 LegiScan-ToS |
| Third Reading in House of Origin | lower | — | 1643357 | pass | 92 | 4 | 8 | Feb 24, 2026 | LegiScan API legiscan-1643357 LegiScan-ToS |
| Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 531 G3WPK2C-1 | lower | — | 1643358 | pass | 96 | 3 | 5 | Feb 24, 2026 | LegiScan API legiscan-1643358 LegiScan-ToS |