# Alabama HB178: Ten Commandments; required to be displayed in the common area of public K-12 schools

Alabama HB178, Ten Commandments; required to be displayed in the common area of public K-12 schools, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mark Gidley (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-22 (Pending Committee Action in Second House) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB178
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Ten Commandments; required to be displayed in the common area of public K-12 schools
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Pending Committee Action in Second House
- Sponsor: Mark Gidley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 21
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (288 yes, 42 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark Gidley (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Harrison (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bill Lamb (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bryan Brinyark (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chad Robertson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Donna Givens (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ernie Yarbrough (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ginny Shaver (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Kiel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Fidler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kenneth Paschal (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Leigh Hulsey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mack Butler (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Shirey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Simpson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Matt Woods (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Member 100491
- Cosponsor: Phillip Rigsby (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Rehm (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Scott Stadthagen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Susan DuBose (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tracy Estes (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Motion to Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 887 | pass | 55 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 886 | pass | 81 | 11 | 7 |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 885 | pass | 76 | 11 | 12 |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 76 | 20 | 3 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-04-22: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-17: Education Policy 1st Substitute Offered (House)
- 2025-04-17: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 885 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 886 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Motion to Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 887 (House)
- 2025-04-17: Engrossed (House)
- 2025-04-09: Education Policy 1st Substitute (House)
- 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-09: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-05: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy (House)
- 2025-02-05: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB178-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB178-eng.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted)
- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
- HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted)
- HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB178-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB178-eng.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB178-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).