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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to public K-12 schools; to add Section 16-39-13 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to require local boards of education to install, maintain, and operate video cameras in certain self-contained classrooms providing special education services, if the funding to do so is available; and to provide protections for the use of video recordings."
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description: "Education, use of video cameras in certain special education classrooms required"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
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legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
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session: "2023rs"
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identifier: "SB 56"
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citation: "Alabama SB 56 (2023rs)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Education"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Arthur Orr"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 24
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f4d69a9-814b-4cb1-81ce-7b7e8f766654"
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source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
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source_hash: "7c9494047572e540b76c3e932734c836729755190021d4a06cdf4194d581cb8b"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
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---
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# Alabama SB 56 (2023rs) — Relating to public K-12 schools; to add Section 16-39-13 to the Code of Alabama 1975; to require local boards of education to install, maintain, and operate video cameras in certain self-contained classrooms providing special education services, if the funding to do so is available; and to provide protections for the use of video recordings.
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Education, use of video cameras in certain special education classrooms required
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB56-int.pdf)
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2. **Act 2023-527** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1286197.AI1.pdf)
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3. **Amendment E0ZX99-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/E0ZX99-1.pdf)
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4. **Amendment NN0CT8-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/NN0CT8-1.pdf)
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5. **Amendment XVCT7E-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/XVCT7E-1.pdf)
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6. **Education Policy Amendment 1GJ93Z-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/1GJ93Z-1.pdf)
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7. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB56-eng.pdf)
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8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/SB56-enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Roll of the S for Vote 48 on SB56 (2023 Regular Session) — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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- Roll of the S for Vote 50 on SB56 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–1** (pass) · upper
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- Roll of the S for Vote 49 on SB56 (2023 Regular Session) — **30–1** (pass) · upper
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- Roll of the H for Vote 1091 on SB56 (2023 Regular Session) — **101–0** (pass) · lower
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- Roll of the H for Vote 1092 on SB56 (2023 Regular Session) — **103–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Arthur Orr — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
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- **2023-06-01T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
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- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended `passage`
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- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
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- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Carry Over to the Call of the Chair
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- **2023-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
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- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
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- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
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- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Education Policy) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Education Policy)
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- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Education Policy) `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
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- **2023-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Education Policy)
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- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
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- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
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- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
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- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
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- **2023-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
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- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
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- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
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- **2023-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Education Policy) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Education Policy) `introduction, referral`
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- **2023-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
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- **2023-06-14T13:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-527 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1f4d69a9-814b-4cb1-81ce-7b7e8f766654`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).
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