Relating to two-year and four-year public institutions of higher education; to amend Section 16-1-52, Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit a biological male from participating on an athletic team or sport designated for females; to prohibit a biological female from participating on an athletic team or sport designated for males; to prohibit adverse action against a public K-12 school or public two-year or four-year institution of higher education for complying with this act; to prohibit adverse action or retaliation against a student who reports a violation of this act; and to provide a remedy for any student who suffers harm or is directy deprived of an athletic opportunity as a result of a violation of this act.
Summary
Institutions of higher education, required to prohibit the participation of males on female athletic teams or sports and the participation of females on male athletic teams or sports.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Apr 5, 2023
Signed May 30, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2023 · House Apr 18, 2023
How they voted
28–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 34
May 3, 2023
D
Democratic8
62% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Education Policy)
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Education Policy)
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Education Policy)
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Education Policy)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Susan DuBose
RRepublican
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