Alabama 2023 Regular Session Status: Introduced 1 D cosponsors

HB 42 — Relating to public K-12 education; to amend Section 16-1-44, Code of Alabama 1975, providing for comprehensive school emergency operations plans; to require the participation of school resource officers and law enforcement agencies in regularly scheduled lockdown drills; and to designate the days on which lockdown drills are conducted as school safety and awareness days.

Last action — Introduced and Referred (Education Policy)

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  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Public K-12 education; resource officers and law enforcement required to participate in regularly scheduled lockdown drills; drill days designated as school safety and awareness days

Bill Text

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The bill requires participation of school resource officers and law enforcement in lockdown drills and designates those days as school safety and awareness days.

  • Section 16-1-44

    School resource officers, school safety personnel, and local and state law enforcement agencies shall participate in regularly scheduled school lockdown drills.

    This addition mandates law enforcement participation in lockdown drills.

  • Section 16-1-44

    A day on which a lockdown drill is scheduled and the importance of school safety and safety awareness is emphasized shall be designated as a school safety and awareness day.

    This establishes designated days for school safety and awareness each time a lockdown drill occurs.

Action History

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on

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Not signed on (139)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 42 do?
Public K-12 education; resource officers and law enforcement required to participate in regularly scheduled lockdown drills; drill days designated as school safety and awareness days
Who sponsors HB 42?
HB 42 is sponsored by Pebblin W. Warren (D).
What is the current status of HB 42?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 42?
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