# Alabama SB158: Public high schools, required to designate time and space for military recruiters to administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery to students on campus on a voluntary basis Alabama SB158, Public high schools, required to designate time and space for military recruiters to administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery to students on campus on a voluntary basis, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Randy Price (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-04-17 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB158-2026rs - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB158 - State: Alabama - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Public high schools, required to designate time and space for military recruiters to administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery to students on campus on a voluntary basis - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-14 - Last action: 2026-04-17, Enacted - Sponsor: Randy Price (Republican) - Cosponsors: 22 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (273 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Campus military testing and recruitment for students: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, each Alabama city and county public high school must designate one school day each fall for testing. Military recruiters administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) on campus that day. Students choose whether to participate, and schools must provide… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Randy Price (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Andrew Jones (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bobby D. Singleton (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Clyde Chambliss (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David Sessions (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Donnie Chesteen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Garlan Gudger (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gerald H. Allen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Greg Albritton (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jack W. Williams (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jay Hovey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Keith Kelley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lance Bell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Linda Coleman-Madison (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Matt Woods (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Merika Coleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Robert Stewart (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rodger M. Smitherman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Shay Shelnutt (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Livingston (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tim Melson (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Wes Kitchens (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-07 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 103 | 0 | | | 2026-04-07 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1235 | pass | 104 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 153 | pass | 33 | 0 | | | 2026-01-27 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 33 | 0 | | ## Actions (17) - 2026-04-17: Enacted (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2026-04-08: Signature Requested (House) - 2026-04-07: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2026-04-07: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1235 (House) - 2026-02-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2026-02-04: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2026-01-27: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 153 (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs (House) - 2026-01-27: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2026-01-21: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2026-01-21: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB158-int.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB158-enr.pdf) ## Related bills - HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for misuse of personal voter information; created (enacted) - SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted) - SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted) - HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted) - SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted) - SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB158-int.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB158-enr.pdf) ## Related - [HB67: Voter Information; limit cost of reproducing voter registration list; crime for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB67-2026rs) - [SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB154-2026rs) - [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs) - [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs) - [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs) - [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB158-2026rs (as of 2026-10-19).