# Alabama HB511: Public K-12 education; Pledge of Allegiance and prayer required each day, constitutional amendment

Alabama HB511, Public K-12 education; Pledge of Allegiance and prayer required each day, constitutional amendment, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Reed Ingram (Republican); status adopted, last action 2026-04-09 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB511
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Public K-12 education; Pledge of Allegiance and prayer required each day, constitutional amendment
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-25
- Last action: 2026-04-09, Enacted
- Sponsor: Reed Ingram (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Constitutional Amendments Statewide
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 8 (629 yes, 61 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- School pledge and prayer participation rules: benefit, medium. The law requires majority voter approval before these rules become part of Alabama’s constitution. Upon that approval, local school boards must require public K–12 schools to conduct the Pledge at each school day’s start. Boards must also adopt policies allowing prayer that a student starts and lea…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Reed Ingram (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1294 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 817 | pass | 94 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Ingram motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 816 | pass | 72 | 26 | 1 |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 815 | pass | 102 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 812 | pass | 88 | 0 | 16 |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 73 | 5 | 24 |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Ingram motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 814 | pass | 74 | 27 | 1 |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 813 | pass | 96 | 0 | 7 |

## Actions (29)

- 2026-04-09: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2026-04-09: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-04-09: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Enacted (House)
- 2026-04-08: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1294 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-03-10: State Government 1st Substitute Offered (House)
- 2026-03-10: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 812 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Faulkner 1st Amendment Offered (House)
- 2026-03-10: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 813 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Lands 1st Amendment Offered (House)
- 2026-03-10: Ingram motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 814 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Drummond 1st Amendment Offered (House)
- 2026-03-10: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 815 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Sellers 1st Amendment Offered (House)
- 2026-03-10: Ingram motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 816 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Bracy intended to vote "Nay" (House)
- 2026-03-10: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 817 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Datcher intended to vote "Abstain" (House)
- 2026-03-10: Engrossed (House)
- 2026-03-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-03-04: State Government 1st Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-04: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-02-25: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government (House)
- 2026-02-25: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB511-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB511-eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB511-enr.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB511-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB511-eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB511-enr.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB511-2026rs (as of 2026-10-19).