Alabama · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 278: Religious instruction, elective credit for release time further provided for
Passed one chamber Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 278 is a bill introduced in the Alabama Senate on April 1, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Religious instruction, elective credit for release time further provided for. Primary sponsor: Shay Shelnutt (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 6, 2025): Re-referred to Committee in Second House (State Government).
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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
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shay Shelnutt | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 17 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Re-referred to Committee in Second House (State Government)
- Third Reading in House of Origin
- Shelnutt 1st Amendment Offered
- Shelnutt motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 782
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 783
- Engrossed
- Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy
- Pending Committee Action in Second House (Education Policy)
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Education Policy)
- Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy
- Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Education Policy)