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SB 397 — Board of Education, State, renamed the Alabama Commission on Elementary and Secondary Education, members appointed by Governor, State Superintendent of Education renamed as the Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education, secretary appointed by commission, Governor to appoint team to advise commission, const. amend.
Last action — Assigned Act No. 2019-345.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 31, 2019. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Public k-12 education, state board of education renamed the Alabama commission on elementary and secondary education, members appointed by governor, CA-
Bill Text
Action History
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Signature Requested
Sponsors
- Marsh · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 17 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Marsh
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 31 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| R | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 78 | 21 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 20% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (104)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | — | Nay |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Dismukes | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Fridy | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Nay |
| Hanes | — | Not Voting |
| Brown (C) | — | Yea |
| Brown (K) | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Wood (D) | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jones (M) | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Moore (P) | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Nay |
| Jones (S) | — | Not Voting |
| Howard | — | Not Voting |
| Isbell | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Not Voting |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| Sorrell | — | Nay |
| South | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Nay |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Yea |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Yea |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Nay |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Yea |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Nay |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Nay |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Not Voting |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Nay |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Nay |
| Laura Hall | D | Nay |
| Merika Coleman | D | Nay |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Nay |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Nay |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Nay |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Nay |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Nay |
| TaShina Morris | D | Nay |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Nay |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| Andy Whitt | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Nay |
| Bob Fincher | R | Nay |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Yea |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Yea |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Yea |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Yea |
| Rhett Marques | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Yea |
| Shane Stringer | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 83% | 0% | 0% | 17% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Burkette | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Not Voting |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Not Voting |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Not Voting |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Not Voting |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| R | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Not Voting |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Sanders-Fortier | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Not Voting |
| Burkette | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Not Voting |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Chris Elliott | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Dan Roberts | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Garlan Gudger | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Randy Price | R | Yea |
| Sam Givhan | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Will Barfoot | R | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 397 do?
- Public k-12 education, state board of education renamed the Alabama commission on elementary and secondary education, members appointed by governor, CA-
- Who sponsors SB 397?
- SB 397 is sponsored by Marsh.
- What is the current status of SB 397?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 31, 2019. Enacted.
- Where can I track SB 397?
- Track SB 397 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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