---
type: "Bill"
title: "Education, public K-12 school sporting events, broadcast authorized"
description: "Education, public K-12 school sporting events, broadcast authorized"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2021rs"
identifier: "HB 248"
citation: "Alabama HB 248 (2021rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rich"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/591e947e-d35a-4822-963e-71d52bc70136"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB248"
source_hash: "687b8c08d23d3914f9c30f346b525f6f3dbce9e5f24f9754dfb8d80123538f1a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama HB 248 (2021rs) — Education, public K-12 school sporting events, broadcast authorized

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB248-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 211505-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/211505-2.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 212287-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/212287-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB248-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB248-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Rich motion to Table adopted Roll Call 643 — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 644 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1327 — **26–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 645 — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Rich — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Education Policy Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Rich motion to Table adopted Roll Call 643 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Rich Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 644 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 645 `passage`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2021-04-06T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1327 `passage`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Second House `passage`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-452. `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 8:42 p.m. on May 4, 2021. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/591e947e-d35a-4822-963e-71d52bc70136`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).