# Alabama SB4: School safety, permits sheriffs and chiefs of police to contract with nonpublic schools to provide school resource officers

Alabama SB4, School safety, permits sheriffs and chiefs of police to contract with nonpublic schools to provide school resource officers, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Chris Elliott (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-03-19 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB4
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: School safety, permits sheriffs and chiefs of police to contract with nonpublic schools to provide school resource officers
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-03-19, Enacted
- Sponsor: Chris Elliott (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (263 yes, 1 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: Chris Elliott (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 289 | pass | 102 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 102 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 15 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 29 | 1 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-03-19: Enacted (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Delivered to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Signature Requested (House)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading in Second House (House)
- 2025-02-27: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 289 (House)
- 2025-02-27: Ready to Enroll (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-19: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House)
- 2025-02-06: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 15 (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security (House)
- 2025-02-06: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2025-02-05: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB4-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB4-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/SB4-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB4-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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB4-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).