HB 274 Alabama House · 2025 Regular Session

County board of education; term of office changed from six to four years, local constitutional amendment proposed

HB 274 proposes amending Alabama's constitution to change the term length for Crenshaw County Board of Education members from six years to four years. If approved by voters, this change would take effect starting with the November 2026 election for the county's school board. The bill requires voter approval through a statewide election, as specified in Alabama's constitution and election laws. This amendment would directly affect Crenshaw County residents and school board members by altering their election cycle and term duration.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Local Legislation )
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
LocalCertificationResolutionAdopted
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 296
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Local Legislation)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Chris Sells
Chris Sells
RRepublican
AL
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