HB555 Summary

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

• Guarantees religious freedom rights including liberty to worship according to conscience and prohibits compulsion to attend or financially support any place of worship or minister.

• Protects civil and political rights by stating that no person's rights, privileges, or capacities may be diminished or enlarged based on religious beliefs.

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

• Prohibits the expenditure of public funds in defense of the constitutionality of this amendment and specifies the amendment will be submitted to voters in accordance with Alabama election law.