---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public K-12 schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed statewide constitutional amendment"
description: "Constitutional Amendments Statewide"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2026rs"
identifier: "SB 5"
citation: "Alabama SB 5 (2026rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Constitutional Amendments Statewide"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen (G)"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2025-06-17T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/980d738c-c2dd-408f-83ba-547d188cfa64"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "63c05e1556282344bf43739b6cf0e7e2d66996bdbedafbe24e32dd255820b1e4"
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 5 (2026rs) — Public K-12 schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed statewide 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/SB5-int.pdf)
2. **Figures motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 691** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/KHFWJAU-1.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB5-enr.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Allen (G) — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Filed `filing`
- **2026-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Sent to Secretary of State
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **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
- **2026-04-09T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1353 `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
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Education Policy)
- **2026-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 692 `passage`
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Figures motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 691
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Figures 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Education Policy)
- **2026-02-25T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2026-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Education Policy)
- **2026-01-13T05:00:00+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/980d738c-c2dd-408f-83ba-547d188cfa64`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).