The 2023 legislative session began on March 7, 2023 and ended June 6, 2023. Read our summary here. As we work to protect, defend, and expand civil rights and civil liberties for all Alabamians in the hallways, meeting rooms, and chambers of the State House, we need you to stand with us to make our voices heard.
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House Bill 16 proposes the creation of a Criminal Justice Policy Development Council to strengthen oversight of the Board of Pardon and Paroles.
House Bill 14 addresses Alabama’s draconian practice of capital punishment. The imposition of the death penalty for any crime is a denial of civil liberties.
House Bill 266 and Senate Bill 184 are companion bills that would criminalize providing gender-affirming healthcare to transgender youth, require school personnel to out transgender children to their...
In 2022, Alabama lawmakers have filed an anti-abortion bill that mirrors the legislation that most recently passed in Texas. We are facing a truly unprecedented moment for abortion access and reproductive...