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type: "Bill"
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title: "Colleges and universities, require public colleges and universities to enact policies protecting freedom of speech on campus"
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description: "Colleges and universities, require public colleges and universities to enact policies protecting freedom of speech on campus"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
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legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
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session: "2019rs"
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identifier: "HB 498"
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citation: "Alabama HB 498 (2019rs)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Colleges and Universities"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Fridy"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44e0a2c4-5a3a-44ae-890f-6df68dd51319"
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source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB498"
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source_hash: "a93ed6e8540a40c4d8c481f11645457a2f460787c17a7a2383ee3cee22e96438"
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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 HB 498 (2019rs) — Colleges and universities, require public colleges and universities to enact policies protecting freedom of speech on campus
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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](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB498-int.pdf)
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2. **Amd/Sub 200611-2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/200611-2.pdf)
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3. **Amd/Sub 201607-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/201607-1.pdf)
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4. **Amd/Sub 202324-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/202324-1.pdf)
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5. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB498-eng.pdf)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/HB498-enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1373 — **24–1** (pass) · upper
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- Fridy motion to Table adopted Roll Call 874 — **73–10** (pass) · lower
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- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 875 — **65–24** (pass) · lower
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- Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1372 — **29–0** (pass) · upper
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- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 876 — **62–27** (pass) · lower
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- Fridy motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1237 — **73–26** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Fridy — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-09T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2019-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Education Policy Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Fridy motion to Table adopted Roll Call 874 `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Fridy Substitute Offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 875 `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 876 `passage`
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- **2019-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
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- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Smitherman Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1372 `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1373 `passage`
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- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
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- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Fridy motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1237 `passage`
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- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
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- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
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- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
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- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
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- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2019-396. `executive-signature`
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- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Education Policy first Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 10:30 a.m. on May 31, 2019. `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
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- **2019-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Education Policy second Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
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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/44e0a2c4-5a3a-44ae-890f-6df68dd51319`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).
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