---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public k-12 education; hands on instruction in CPR and the use of AEDs, required in health classes; State Board of Education, authorized to adopt rules"
description: "Education"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "SB 59"
citation: "Alabama SB 59 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Arthur Orr"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-04-25T14:45:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8aa53ed4-ea28-4042-a9f1-114d367f6ea1"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "c6b85c9da5d988fa7bdf4d86455cbf7fa1f3fd616d075789f57be807f73a3737"
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 59 (2024rs) — Public k-12 education; hands on instruction in CPR and the use of AEDs, required in health classes; State Board of Education, authorized to adopt rules

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/SB59-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-114** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1529779.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment D4ACHTH-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/D4ACHTH-1.pdf)
4. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB59-eng.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB59-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the S for Vote 102 on SB59 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 655 on SB59 (2024 Regular Session) — **103–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 103 on SB59 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 656 on SB59 (2024 Regular Session) — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 104 on SB59 (2024 Regular Session) — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Arthur Orr — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 656 `passage`
- **2024-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **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 Second House
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Education Policy)
- **2024-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 104 `passage`
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 103
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** HLTH Amendment Offered (Healthcare) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Amendment Adopted (Healthcare)
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Healthcare)
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Healthcare)
- **2024-02-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Healthcare `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-25T14:45:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-114 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8aa53ed4-ea28-4042-a9f1-114d367f6ea1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).