Under the bill, schools and universities would be required to conspicuously display a poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments that is at least 16 inches wide by 20 inches tall with typeface that is legible.

Alabama leaders, however, say they are doing what the voters want and are confident the laws will be upheld by the courts. The school prayer bill is a constitutional amendment that would have to go before voters for approval, and GOP officials believe it would pass with 70 to 80 percent support.

A bill to require the prominent display of the Ten Commandments in all Idaho public schools was introduced Friday with no discussion.

A bill that would require the Ten Commandments be displayed in all South Dakota classrooms failed in the House on Monday. In a 37-31 vote, representatives failed an amended version of Senate Bill 51.

BISMARCK — A bill that would have required the Ten Commandments to be posted in all public schools in North Dakota was the subject of a lengthy House floor fight on Wednesday before eventually being voted down 53-38.

A bill that would have required South Dakota public schools to display and teach the Ten Commandments failed to clear its final legislative hurdle Monday at the Capitol in Pierre as the state House voted 37-31 to reject it.

The Ten Commandments bill would require 8-by-14-inch posters with “easily readable font.” Schools would have to additionally display a three-part, roughly 225-word statement near the posters containing information about the commandments’ historical significance.

The Historical Education Displays Act, a new Senate proposal, would give school boards the ability to put the Ten Commandments in public classrooms.