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Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 191: Homeschooling Opportunities for Military Education (HOME) Act; active military to provide notice and comply with state law relating to home schooled students; local school systems to provide equal access to JROTC programs, facilities, special education services to certain nonenrolled students, and interscholastic activities

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 191 is a bill introduced in the Alabama Senate on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Homeschooling Opportunities for Military Education (HOME) Act; active military to provide notice and comply with state law relating to home schooled students; local school systems to provide equal access to JROTC programs, facilities, special education services to certain nonenrolled students, and interscholastic activities. Primary sponsor: Sam Givhan (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 21, 2026): Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Education

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sam GivhanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education
  2. Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Finance and Taxation Education)

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source