HB 380 Alabama House · 2026 Regular Session

Public K-12 education; process for the consolidation of county boards of education provided, procedure for protesting a proposed consolidation provided, adoption of rules and impact study by State Board of Education required, constitutional amendment

HB 380 proposes a constitutional amendment to establish a formal process for merging county school boards in public K-12 education. It requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules and conduct an impact study before any consolidation, and creates a procedure for boards to propose mergers while allowing protests from affected communities. The bill would make consolidation plans binding on the merging county boards and authorize the legislature to pass implementing laws. If enacted, this would directly affect county school districts considering consolidation, students, and local education stakeholders by changing how board mergers are managed and approved.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

Apr 2026

Introduced Feb 3, 2026 Signed Apr 9, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 2 edits · Apr 9, 2026

MINOR

The bill was finalized from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' status, which is a procedural step confirming it is ready for printing and distribution. The substantive text of the constitutional amendment regarding school district consolidation remains identical, with the only notable change being the correction of a bill number typo from 'BYRBKJQ-2' to 'BYRBKJQ-3'.

TECHNICAL

Corrected the bill number identifier from 'BYRBKJQ-2' to 'BYRBKJQ-3'.

Updated the document title from 'HB380 Engrossed' to 'HB380 Enrolled' to reflect its final legislative status.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1293

upper

Apr 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported Out of Committee Second House

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Education Policy)

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 709

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 708

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Introduced

Collins 1st Amendment Offered

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Education Policy)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors