---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public K-12 education; Pledge of Allegiance and prayer required each day, constitutional amendment"
description: "Constitutional Amendments Statewide"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "HB 511"
citation: "Alabama HB 511 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Constitutional Amendments Statewide"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ingram"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 29
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a7bc741-7b7e-4d0d-9d50-4d23fd6cd666"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "41aa8f00e5155af2019d8ae11de79fa9130d5bfff32d894cf7aafda81118854f"
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 511 (2026rs) — Public K-12 education; Pledge of Allegiance and prayer required each day, constitutional amendment

Constitutional Amendments Statewide

## 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/2026RS/HB511-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB511-eng.pdf)
3. **Ingram motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 814** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/BYKTDJJ-1.pdf)
4. **Ingram motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 816** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/2JQG1KI-1.pdf)
5. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 812** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/FKVHWDC-1.pdf)
6. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 813** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/BYK33J4-1.pdf)
7. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 815** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/RBZ41MM-1.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB511-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Ingram — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1294 `passage`
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Education Policy)
- **2026-03-17T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Education Policy)
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Datcher intended to vote "Abstain"
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 817 `passage`
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Bracy intended to vote "Nay"
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Ingram motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 816
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Sellers 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 815
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Drummond 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Ingram motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 814
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Lands 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 813
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Faulkner 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 812
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** State Government 1st Substitute Offered (State Government) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (State Government)
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-03-04T05:00:00+00:00** State Government 1st Substitute (State Government)
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (State Government)
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government `reading-1, referral-committee`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4a7bc741-7b7e-4d0d-9d50-4d23fd6cd666`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).