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.
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Check out the bills we're prioritizing this session below. Learn more about why we chose these bills through our legislative agenda.
Senate Bill 59 would prohibit a public agency from requiring any person or nonprofit organization to provide the public agency with personal information.
House Bill 35 would require local school boards to authorize the use of the school district’s publicly funded property and resources to facilitate student-led prayer.
House Bill 7 would prohibit discourse regarding race, class, sexuality, and national origin and characterize discussions and accurate supplementary teachings, assignments, and trainings as “divisive”.
This bill would allow public schools to offer elective courses focusing on the study of the Bible in grades six to 12. This bill would also allow public schools to display artifacts, monuments, symbols, and...
This bill would allow for the display of the Ten Commandments on state property and at public schools. SB 181 serves no useful purpose and will likely lead to costly litigation.
The proposed...
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...