SB427
High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits.
Status:
Passed
Latest Action:
March 10, 2026
Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A)
Chief Patron:
Lamont Bagby (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Passed House of Origin. High school graduation requirements; history and social studies credits; certain substitutions permitted.
Requires the Board of Education, in establishing high school graduation requirements, to permit any student to substitute the African American History course or the Advanced Placement African American Studies course for the World History I course or the World Geography course for the purpose of satisfying the history and social ... (More) studies credit requirements, provided that enrollment in such African American History course or Advanced Placement African American Studies course is available to the student. The bill directs the Board to amend its regulations as necessary to (i) permit any student to substitute the African American History course or the World Geography course for the purpose of satisfying the history and social studies credit requirements in accordance with the provisions of the bill and (ii) ensure that any student electing to make such a substitution is not required to earn a verified credit for the World History I course or World Geography course in order to graduate. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100585D
- 01/13/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/22/2026 - Senate: Assigned Education sub: Public Education
- 01/27/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB427)
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Senate committee offered
- 01/29/2026 - Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendment (12-Y 2-N)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Rules suspended
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 01/30/2026 - Senate: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Read second time
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Education and Health Amendment agreed to
- 02/02/2026 - Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended (Voice Vote)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (23-Y 16-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 02/04/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB427)
- 02/09/2026 - House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/09/2026 - House: Read first time
- 02/09/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 03/03/2026 - House: Placed on Education Agenda
- 03/04/2026 - House: House committee offered
- 03/04/2026 - House: Reported from Education with substitute (14-Y 7-N)
- 03/04/2026 - House: Committee substitute printed 26108310D-H1
- 03/05/2026 - Senate: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB427)
- 03/06/2026 - House: Read second time
- 03/09/2026 - House: Read third time
- 03/09/2026 - House: committee substitute agreed to
- 03/09/2026 - House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 03/09/2026 - House: Passed House with substitute (62-Y 35-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
- 03/10/2026 - Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (23-Y 17-N 0-A) Close Floor Vote
