SB 101 — Colleges and universities, local boards of education, schools prohibited from using public funds to advocate for or against ballot measures
Last action — Pending third reading on day 30 Favorable from Education Policy
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
Colleges and universities, local boards of education, schools prohibited from using public funds or property to advocate for or against ballot measures-
Bill Text
Action History
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Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Sponsors
- Arthur Orr · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 11 voted No
Sponsors (1)
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.
Whip count is in markup.
Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session.
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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Passed
24 Yea
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6 Nay
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5 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 24 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 69% | 17% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Nay |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Not Voting |
| Sanford | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Not Voting |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Nay |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Nay |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Nay |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Nay |
| William M. Beasley | D | Not Voting |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jeana Ross | R | Nay |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Passed
23 Yea
·
8 Nay
·
4 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 23 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 23% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Nay |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Not Voting |
| Sanford | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Nay |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Nay |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Nay |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Nay |
| William M. Beasley | D | Nay |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Nay |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jeana Ross | R | Nay |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Not Voting |
Passed
18 Yea
·
7 Nay
·
10 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 18 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 51% | 20% | 0% | 29% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Not Voting |
| Bussman | — | Not Voting |
| Dial | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Hightower | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Not Voting |
| Sanford | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Not Voting |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Nay |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Nay |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Nay |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Nay |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Nay |
| William M. Beasley | D | Not Voting |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Nay |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jeana Ross | R | Nay |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Passed
21 Yea
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6 Nay
·
8 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 21 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 60% | 17% | 0% | 23% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Yea |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Nay |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Glover | — | Not Voting |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Nay |
| Holtzclaw | — | Not Voting |
| Marsh | — | Not Voting |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Not Voting |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Nay |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Nay |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Not Voting |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Not Voting |
| Jeana Ross | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Nay |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Not Voting |
| Steve Livingston | R | Nay |
| Tim Melson | R | Not Voting |
Passed
30 Yea
·
0 Nay
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5 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Not Voting |
| William M. Beasley | D | Not Voting |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Not Voting |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jeana Ross | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 101 do?
- Colleges and universities, local boards of education, schools prohibited from using public funds or property to advocate for or against ballot measures-
- Who sponsors SB 101?
- SB 101 is sponsored by Arthur Orr (R).
- What is the current status of SB 101?
- This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 101?
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