# Alabama SB305: Campus chaplains; public K-12 schools authorized to accept as volunteers, local boards of education and governing bodies authorized to vote on whether to allow, limitations provided

Alabama SB305, Campus chaplains; public K-12 schools authorized to accept as volunteers, local boards of education and governing bodies authorized to vote on whether to allow, limitations provided, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Rodger M. Smitherman (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-26 (Pending Committee Action in Second House) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB305
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Campus chaplains; public K-12 schools authorized to accept as volunteers, local boards of education and governing bodies authorized to vote on whether to allow, limitations provided
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Last action: 2026-02-26, Pending Committee Action in Second House
- Sponsor: Rodger M. Smitherman (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (68 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: Rodger M. Smitherman (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Linda Coleman-Madison (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Merika Coleman (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 34 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 622 | pass | 34 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-02-26: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy (House)
- 2026-02-26: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2026-02-25: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 622 (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/SB305-int.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/SB305-int.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB305-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).