Alabama SB5 Requires K-12 Public Schools Broadcast Star-Spangled Banner Weekly
Summary
Alabama SB5 was enacted on April 13, 2026, establishing a statewide constitutional amendment that requires all public K-12 schools to broadcast the Star-Spangled Banner on a weekly basis. The bill cleared both chambers with final House passage on a 75-27 roll call vote and was signed into law after being delivered to the Governor on April 9, 2026. Educational institutions subject to this mandate should ensure their facilities are equipped and scheduled to comply with the weekly anthem broadcast requirement.
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Alabama SB5 adds a new statewide constitutional amendment requiring all public K-12 schools in the state to broadcast the Star-Spangled Banner on a weekly basis. The bill was sponsored by Senator Gerald Allen and progressed through Senate and House Education Policy committees before final passage.
Public K-12 schools affected by this mandate should review their current broadcast practices and ensure compliance with the weekly anthem requirement. School administrators and district boards should implement any necessary scheduling or equipment adjustments to satisfy the new state-level obligation.
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ChangeBridge / Alabama / SB5 Enrolled SB5 Senate Bill Enrolled 2026-04-13
Public K-12 schools, broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner required weekly, proposed statewide constitutional amendment
Bill Details
State Alabama
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber Senate
Official Source alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search
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Sponsors
Gerald Allen (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-13 S Enacted 2026-04-13 S Enacted 2026-04-09 S Sent to Secretary of State 2026-04-09 S Delivered to Governor 2026-04-09 H Signature Requested 2026-04-09 S Enrolled 2026-04-09 S Ready to Enroll 2026-04-09 H Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1353 2026-03-17 H Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar 2026-03-17 H Reported Out of Committee Second House 2026-03-05 H Pending House Education Policy 2026-03-05 H Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy 2026-03-03 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 692 2026-03-03 S Figures motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 691 KHFWJAU-1 2026-03-03 S Figures 1st Amendment Offered KHFWJAU-1 2026-03-03 S Third Reading in House of Origin 2026-02-25 S Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar 2026-02-25 S Reported Out of Committee House of Origin 2026-01-13 S Pending Senate Education Policy 2026-01-13 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy 2025-06-17 S Prefiled
Votes
2026-03-03 SBIR: Passed by House of Origin Yea: 23 Nay: 5 2026-03-03 Third Reading in House of Origin Yea: 23 Nay: 5 2026-03-03 Figures motion to Adopt - Roll Call 691 KHFWJAU-1 Yea: 6 Nay: 17 2026-03-03 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 692 Yea: 23 Nay: 5 2026-04-09 Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1353 Yea: 75 Nay: 27
Committee Referrals
2026-01-13 S Education Policy 2026-03-05 H Education Policy
Amendments
2026-03-03 Senate Figures motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 691
Bill Text Versions
2025-06-17 Introduced 2026-04-09 Enrolled
Subjects
Constitutional Amendments Statewide Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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