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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This bill would allow public schools to teach the “Biblical theory of creationism” if they also teach evolution.
We strongly oppose this legislation that would place religious beliefs alongside sound...
This bill would prohibit the State of Alabama, its agencies, and its political subdivisions, as employers, from inquiring into or considering an applicant’s arrest or conviction history for consideration of...
This bill would provide for the Alabama Forfeiture Accountability and Integrity Reform Act, and would set out the exclusive process for asset forfeitures in the state.
We support this bill because...
This bill would allow the government to charge protesters with a Class B Felony. The charge could come if 1) someone attempts to prevent or prevents speech (imagine yelling loudly from across the street)...
This bill would require abortion providers to inform women of their right to withdraw consent at any point; that if consent is withdrawn at any point before the abortion is performed, the procedure must be...
This bill would eliminate marriage licenses and the requirement of a ceremony in Alabama. Couples would instead submit documents to the probate judge. It reportedly would not affect any other aspects of...