Education; CHOOSE Act's athletic-eligibility nondiscrimination provision, enforcement mechanism established; private right of action established
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Became law
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Officially: “Education; CHOOSE Act's athletic-eligibility nondiscrimination provision, enforcement mechanism established; private right of action established” Read the full text
2026 regular session
What it does
This act adds Section 16-6J-10 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) authorize schools, students, and parents of such students, participating in the CHOOSE Act to bring a civil action to have an interscholastic athletic association enjoined from enforcing rules limiting CHOOSE Act students' participation in sports solely due to their CHOOSE Act participation and enjoined from punishing a CHOOSE Act student for participating in sports pursuant to a court's injunction under this act or for supporti
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Where it is
Enacted (latest official status) · Mar 5, 2026
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The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Chambliss
Recorded votes
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-04-09 · yeas 104, nays 1, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-01 · yeas 30, nays 2, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-01 · yeas 31, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-01 · yeas 25, nays 7, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-04-01 · yeas 32, nays 0, abstains 1
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