Alabama SB272 Restricts School Public Records Solicitation Use, Mandates Financial Transaction Redactions
Summary
Alabama Governor signed SB272 into law on April 9, 2026. The bill prohibits using public records relating to schools for solicitation purposes and requires redaction of certain financial transaction information from public records. Educational institutions and government agencies in Alabama must comply with new restrictions on public records access and usage.
What changed
Alabama SB272 adds restrictions on use of public records relating to schools, specifically prohibiting their use for solicitation purposes. The bill also mandates redaction of certain financial transaction information from public records disclosures.
Affected parties including government agencies, educational institutions, and records requesters must comply with new use restrictions and redaction requirements. Non-compliance with public records laws may result in enforcement actions under Alabama's Open Records Act.
What to do next
- Review public records request procedures for school-related records
- Implement redaction procedures for financial transaction information
- Update policies to prohibit solicitation use of school public records
Archived snapshot
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ChangeBridge / Alabama / SB272 Signed by Governor SB272 Senate Bill Signed by Governor 2026-04-09
Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial transactions required
Bill Details
State Alabama
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search
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Sponsors
Arthur Orr (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-09 H Signature Requested 2026-04-09 S Delivered to Governor 2026-04-09 S Enrolled 2026-04-08 S Ready to Enroll 2026-04-08 S Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1265 2026-04-08 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1317 2026-04-08 H Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1316 PSACTEE-1 2026-04-08 H Judiciary Engrossed Substitute Offered PSACTEE-1 2026-04-08 H Third Reading in Second House 2026-03-05 H Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar 2026-03-04 H Reported Out of Committee Second House from House Judiciary PSACTEE-1 2026-02-19 H Pending House Judiciary 2026-02-19 H Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary 2026-02-19 S Engrossed 2026-02-19 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 488 2026-02-19 S Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 487 SLDRJ55-1 2026-02-19 S Orr 1st Amendment Offered SLDRJ55-1 2026-02-19 S Third Reading in House of Origin 2026-02-12 S Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar 2026-02-11 S Reported Out of Committee House of Origin 2026-02-10 S Pending Senate Finance and Taxation Education 2026-02-10 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education
Votes
2026-02-19 SBIR: Passed by House of Origin Yea: 29 Nay: 0 2026-02-19 Third Reading in House of Origin Yea: 29 Nay: 0 2026-02-19 Orr motion to Adopt - Roll Call 487 SLDRJ55-1 Yea: 29 Nay: 0 2026-02-19 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 488 Yea: 29 Nay: 0 2026-04-08 Gudger Motion to Concur In and Adopt House Amendment - Roll Call 1265 Yea: 33 Nay: 0 2026-04-08 Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1316 PSACTEE-1 Yea: 105 Nay: 0 2026-04-08 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1317 Yea: 105 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-02-10 S Finance and Taxation Education 2026-02-19 H Judiciary
Amendments
2026-02-19 Senate Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 487 2026-03-04 House Judiciary Reported Out of Committee Second House
Bill Text Versions
2026-02-10 Introduced 2026-02-19 Engrossed 0000-00-00 Enrolled
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