HB299 Summary

• Proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize the display of the Ten Commandments on state property and property owned or administrated by public schools and public bodies in Alabama.

• Protects freedom of religion by guaranteeing every person the liberty to worship according to their own conscience and prohibiting compulsion to attend or support any place of worship or minister.

• Provides that civil and political rights, privileges, and capacities of no person shall be diminished or enlarged based on their religious beliefs.

• Requires Ten Commandments displays to comply with constitutional requirements by being intermingled with historical or educational items in a larger display.

• Prohibits the expenditure of public funds in defense of the constitutionality of this amendment and establishes that the amendment becomes valid upon approval by a majority of qualified electors.