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type: "Bill"
title: "Education, public schools, grades 6 to 12, allow elective courses on the study of the Bible and display artifacts, monuments, symbols, and text related to the study of the Bible, State Board of Education to implement rules and policies"
description: "Education, public schools, grades 6 to 12, allow elective courses on the study of the Bible and display artifacts, monuments, symbols, and text related to the study of the Bible, State Board of Education to implement rules and policies"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2019rs"
identifier: "SB 14"
citation: "Alabama SB 14 (2019rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Melson"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 36
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/99d42b22-395f-4655-a399-e7f16ee87074"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=SB14"
source_hash: "292760345c11aaaeb5cdeb75458fe86e23d1bb2ba2b48df9f77df14018935b00"
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 14 (2019rs) — Education, public schools, grades 6 to 12, allow elective courses on the study of the Bible and display artifacts, monuments, symbols, and text related to the study of the Bible, State Board of Education to implement rules and policies
## 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/SB14-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 198119-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/198119-1.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 198123-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/198123-1.pdf)
4. **Amd/Sub 198250-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/198250-1.pdf)
5. **Amd/Sub 201634-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/201634-1.pdf)
6. **Amd/Sub 201962-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/201962-1.pdf)
7. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/SB14-eng.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019rs/PrintFiles/SB14-enr.pdf)
## Votes
- Melson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 34 — **270** (pass) · upper
- Melson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 33 — **270** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 91 — **321** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 934 — **880** (pass) · lower
- Ledbetter motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1201 — **960** (pass) · lower
- Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1365 — **240** (pass) · upper
- Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 90 — **320** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 935 — **942** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 933 — **1000** (pass) · lower
- Marsh motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 1176 P&PO appoints Melson, Chesteen and Beasley — **320** (pass) · upper
- Ledbetter motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 1096 House appoints Ledbetter, Rowe and Grimsley — **1000** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Melson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-03-05T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 2 amendments `reading-2`
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Education Policy Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Education Policy Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Melson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 33 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Melson motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 34 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Melson motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Smitherman Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Smitherman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 90 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 91 `passage`
- **2019-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Engrossed
- **2019-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Drummond Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 933 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Allen Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 934 `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 935 `passage`
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Marsh motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 1176 P&PO appoints Melson, Chesteen and Beasley
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee Requested
- **2019-05-28T04:00:00+00:00** Ledbetter motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 1096 House appoints Ledbetter, Rowe and Grimsley
- **2019-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Report
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Marsh motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1365 `passage`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Conference Report concurrence requested
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Ledbetter motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1201 `passage`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Conference Report
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Rafferty intended to vote "Nay"
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 5:58 p.m. on May 30, 2019 `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2019-508. `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/99d42b22-395f-4655-a399-e7f16ee87074`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).