---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public K-12 school security; School Security Program, established to require school security inspections and grading; School Security and Fire Safety Fund, established to provide grants; School Mapping Data Program, established to provide criteria for school maps; Department of Education and ALEA, authorized to adopt rules"
description: "Education"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2024rs"
identifier: "SB 98"
citation: "Alabama SB 98 (2024rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Arthur Orr"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-05-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/256354fd-0836-4b7a-a09a-6d167033f8be"
source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
source_hash: "5083d39a43649278c62a985920af1e43e5b98457b514a916d0cc401272afcc38"
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 98 (2024rs) — Public K-12 school security; School Security Program, established to require school security inspections and grading; School Security and Fire Safety Fund, established to provide grants; School Mapping Data Program, established to provide criteria for school maps; Department of Education and ALEA, 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/SB98-int.pdf)
2. **Act 2024-356** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1553266.AI1.pdf)
3. **Amendment 66N413Z-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/66N413Z-1.pdf)
4. **Amendment MNM511W-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/MNM511W-1.pdf)
5. **Amendment TTZ8591-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/TTZ8591-1.pdf)
6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB98-eng.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2024RS/SB98-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Roll of the H for Vote 1140 on SB98 (2024 Regular Session) — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 281 on SB98 (2024 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the S for Vote 280 on SB98 (2024 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 1142 on SB98 (2024 Regular Session) — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll of the S for Vote 282 on SB98 (2024 Regular Session) — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll of the H for Vote 1141 on SB98 (2024 Regular Session) — **100–1** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Arthur Orr — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** Enacted `became-law`
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Ready to Enroll
- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1142 `passage`
- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1141
- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Education Policy 1st Substitute Offered (Education Policy) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in Second House
- **2024-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Education Policy)
- **2024-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee Second House
- **2024-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** Education Policy 1st Substitute (Education Policy)
- **2024-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2024-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in Second House (Education Policy)
- **2024-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 282 `passage`
- **2024-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 281
- **2024-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Orr 1st Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Orr motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote
- **2024-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Education Policy 1st Amendment Offered (Education Policy) `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading in House of Origin
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Committee Amendment Adopted (Education Policy)
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Education Policy)
- **2024-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Education Policy)
- **2024-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-05-15T15:05:00+00:00** Enacted as 2024-356 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/256354fd-0836-4b7a-a09a-6d167033f8be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).