The 2024 legislative session began on February 6, 2024 and ended in early May 2024. Read our legislative summary here. The ACLU of Alabama works to expand and defend the rights of Alabamians with lawmakers in the Statehouse.
We want you to stand with us and Werk The Lege - "lege" meaning Legislature. Remember the State House is the People's House where you can walk in and demand lawmakers serve your community.
At key moments during the legislative session, we will be calling on you to help us push for and fight back against any attacks that may arise. Sign up to receive our action alerts so you can be a part of the movement with us.
Check out the bills we're prioritizing this session below. Learn more about why we chose these bills through our legislative agenda.
Background: House Bill 195 would prohibit most sex education curriculum and establish abstinence-only-until-marriage as the only approved curriculum in Alabama’s public schools. This bill...
Background: House Bill 130 seeks to expand a ban passed by the Alabama state legislature in 2022 that prevents classroom instruction on the topics of “sexual orientation or gender identity...
Background: Senate Bill 57 prohibits protestors from organizing at or near a residence. A “residence” is vaguely defined in the bill as any building that someone uses to live in. The...
Background: Senate Bill 129 prevents state agencies, local boards of education, and institutions of higher education from sponsoring diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) programs or offices....
We oppose HB111 and SB92. These bills establish a narrow definition of gender that seeks to erase the lived realities of transgender people and will be used to limit the rights of transgender, intersex, and...