BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama lawmakers are busily bringing back bills for the 2026 legislative session that didn’t make it to the finish line earlier this year. Nearly all of the first batch of education-related pre-filed bills are repeats from past sessions.

Many are focused on ongoing debates over what happens inside public schools, while others take on broader questions of safety, parental rights and health.

Senate Bill 5 – National anthem

Sen. Gerald Allen, R-Tuscaloosa, is again sponsoring a bill to require all K-12 schools to play the first stanza of the Star-Spangled Banner at least once a week during the school day. This is the seventh time Allen has filed some version of this bill. Last year’s attempt made it the farthest yet , clearing a House committee before stal

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