Public K-12 schools; sex education (sex ed) curriculum further provided for, sexual risk avoidance established as sex ed curriculum, policies of local boards of education related to sex ed further provided for, parent or
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2026 regular session
What it does
This act amends Section 16-40A-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) require the teaching of sexual risk avoidance and the advantages of avoiding nonmarital sexual activity in public school programs including sex education or human reproduction; (2) prohibit course materials introducing concepts related to sexual behavior to students in kindergarten through fourth grade; (3) require sex education or human reproduction course materials to include certain information, including on abortion, infant adop
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Where it is
Enacted (latest official status) · Jan 27, 2026
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The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Shelnutt
Recorded votes
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-04-07 · yeas 82, nays 16, abstains 6
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-04-07 · yeas 71, nays 30, abstains 1
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-04-07 · yeas 98, nays 1, abstains 1
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-04 · yeas 26, nays 3, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-04 · yeas 30, nays 0, abstains 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Alabama legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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