republic-os/legislation/us/states/al/2019rs/hb-216.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools, K-12, phase in of computer science courses required, funding for teacher training and certification provided, position created within Dept. of Education to administer, ACHE to create scholarships for preservice teachers, and Computer Science Education task force created"
description: "Schools, K-12, phase in of computer science courses required, funding for teacher training and certification provided, position created within Dept. of Education to administer, ACHE to create scholarships for preservice teachers, and Computer Science Education task force created"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2019rs"
identifier: "HB 216"
citation: "Alabama HB 216 (2019rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Faulkner"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 24
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-03-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7075cd86-e423-4da1-bd1a-bc32d39d2de6"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB216"
source_hash: "66b2331d04aca03cefc4d0dffd8556ebef03d98bd6d4a282eeabfa659eb37a7f"
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 216 (2019rs) — Schools, K-12, phase in of computer science courses required, funding for teacher training and certification provided, position created within Dept. of Education to administer, ACHE to create scholarships for preservice teachers, and Computer Science Education task force created

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB216-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 199643-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/199643-2.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 200458-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/200458-2.pdf)
4. **Amd/Sub 201285-4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/201285-4.pdf)
5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB216-eng.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB216-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 473 — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 471 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1194 — **31–1** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 472 — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Melson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1193 — **32–0** (pass) · upper
- Faulkner motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1095 — **102–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Faulkner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Rereferred from EP to W&ME
- **2019-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Ways and Means Education Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 471 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Faulkner Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 472 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 473 `passage`
- **2019-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Education Policy Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Melson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1193 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1194 `passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Faulkner motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1095 `passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2019-389. `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 1:33 p.m. on May 29, 2019. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7075cd86-e423-4da1-bd1a-bc32d39d2de6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).