---
type: "Bill"
title: "Alabama Workforce Pathways Act, different pathways for high school diplomas based on future career plans"
description: "Education"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "SB 253"
citation: "Alabama SB 253 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Donnie Chesteen"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-05-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d7ac8d9-7e0f-4fa3-8084-6c3192d7ced4"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "fec7f6859ca670f438f5026f52088c4acdf5c1f016261afde3bf6152253fa78c"
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 SB 253 (2024rs) — Alabama Workforce Pathways Act, different pathways for high school diplomas based on future career plans

Education

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB253-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-126** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1534372.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment J2RKYNF-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/J2RKYNF-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment TJIP119-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/TJIP119-1.pdf)
5. **Amendment WIHG55E-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/WIHG55E-1.pdf)
6. **Amendment XJSB7ZE-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/XJSB7ZE-1.pdf)
7. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB253-eng.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB253-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 684 on SB253 (2024 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 371 on SB253 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 369 on SB253 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 686 on SB253 (2024 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the H for Vote 685 on SB253 (2024 Regular Session) — **93–5** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 367 on SB253 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 370 on SB253 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 368 on SB253 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Donnie Chesteen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 686 `passage`
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 685
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Collins 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Economic Development and Tourism)
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Economic Development and Tourism)
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 371 `passage`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Gudger motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 370
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Gudger 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Chesteen motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 369
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Chesteen 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Chesteen motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 368
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Education Policy 1st Amendment Offered (Education Policy) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Education Policy)
- **2024-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Education Policy 1st Amendment (Education Policy)
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Education Policy)
- **2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-30T14:20:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-126 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1d7ac8d9-7e0f-4fa3-8084-6c3192d7ced4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).