# Alabama SB305: Alabama Renewing Alabama's Investment in Student Excellence (RAISE) Act created, additional funding for public schools authorized based on the individual needs of students Alabama SB305, Alabama Renewing Alabama's Investment in Student Excellence (RAISE) Act created, additional funding for public schools authorized based on the individual needs of students, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Arthur Orr (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-06 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB305-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB305 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Alabama Renewing Alabama's Investment in Student Excellence (RAISE) Act created, additional funding for public schools authorized based on the individual needs of students - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-04-08 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Enacted - Sponsor: Arthur Orr (Republican) - Cosponsors: 4 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (287 yes, 0 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: Arthur Orr (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Donnie Chesteen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lance Bell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rodger M. Smitherman (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-24 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 987 | pass | 103 | 0 | | | 2025-04-24 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 103 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 665 | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 664 | pass | 27 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 27 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-05-06: Enacted (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Signature Requested (House) - 2025-04-29: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2025-04-24: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 987 (House) - 2025-04-22: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2025-04-22: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-04-10: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Orr 1st Substitute Offered (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 664 (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 665 (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Engrossed (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education (House) - 2025-04-10: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB305-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB305-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB305-enr.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/SB305-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB305-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB305-enr.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) - [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-SB305-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).