---
type: "Bill"
title: "Religious instruction; elective credit for release time further provided for"
description: "Education"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "SB 248"
citation: "Alabama SB 248 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shelnutt"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/63e26d83-07c0-465a-aa52-a6261339ced4"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "a147aea0ebd1cf593c643d319be63dac32999a94fbda3bd60a9c2672e0757f97"
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 248 (2026rs) — Religious instruction; elective credit for release time further provided for

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/2026RS/SB248-int.pdf)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB248-eng.pdf)
3. **Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1085** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/XD4CHZE-1.pdf)
4. **Shelnutt motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 499** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/FKET6C5-1.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB248-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Shelnutt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-08T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Shelnutt Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment to SB248
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1086 `passage`
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1085
- **2026-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Education Policy Engrossed Substitute Offered (Education Policy) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Education Policy)
- **2026-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House (Education Policy)
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Education Policy)
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 500 `passage`
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Shelnutt motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 499
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Education Policy 1st Amendment Offered (Education Policy) `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Education Policy)
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-02-11T05:00:00+00:00** Education Policy 1st Amendment (Education Policy)
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Education Policy)
- **2026-02-03T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy `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/63e26d83-07c0-465a-aa52-a6261339ced4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).