All Legislation

Legislation
Feb 05, 2024
The ACLU of Alabama opposes this.
  • First Amendment Rights

SB4 – Flag Ban

Senate Bill 4 would make it a misdemeanor to display an unapproved flag on any public property.
Status: Active
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Feb 05, 2024
The ACLU of Alabama opposes this.
  • First Amendment Rights

SB2 – Star-Spangled Banner Required in Schools

SB2 proposes an amendment to the Alabama Constitution requiring public K-12 schools to sanction the performance of the Star-Spangled Banner at least once per week.
Status: Active
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Feb 05, 2024
The ACLU of Alabama opposes this.
  • First Amendment Rights

SB10 – Restricting Library Boards

Senate Bill 10 would provide that library boards no longer exercise freedom in their operation once they are appointed by governing bodies.
Status: Active
Position: Oppose
Legislation
Feb 05, 2024
The ACLU of Alabama supports this.
  • Gender Justice

SB13 – Reproductive Freedom Constitutional Amendment

SB13 proposes an amendment to the Alabama Constitution that would protect individuals’ rights to make and carry out their own reproductive decisions.
Status: Active
Position: Support
Legislation
May 21, 2023
The ACLU of Alabama opposes this.
  • Gender Justice

HB 454 - Criminalizing Abortion as Murder

HB454, misleadingly titled the Equal Protection Act, seeks to codify abortion as murder.
Position: Oppose
Legislation
May 21, 2023
The ACLU of Alabama supports this.
  • Voting Rights

HB464 – Eliminating Duplicate Questions in Absentee Voting

House Bill 464, if passed, will remove the question in the absentee ballot affidavit that asks a voter to confirm why they are voting absentee.
Position: Support
Legislation
May 09, 2023
The ACLU of Alabama opposes this.
  • LGBTQ Rights

HB 354 - “Don’t Say Gay” Extension

HB354 will expand the ban that was passed in 2022 by the Alabama state legislature.
Position: Oppose
Legislation
May 09, 2023
The ACLU of Alabama opposes this.
  • LGBTQ Rights

HB 401 - Drag Ban

House Bill 401, if passed, would define drag shows as “sexual conduct”. By doing this, the bill would prevent drag shows from taking place in public or where minors are present.
Position: Oppose
Legislation
May 09, 2023
The ACLU of Alabama opposes this.
  • LGBTQ Rights

HB 405 - “What is a Woman” Act

HB405 proposes a series of definitions that will apply to the Code of Alabama 1975—all of Alabama’s existing legislation. The act, called “What is a Woman”, would define man, woman, boy, girl, father, mother, male, female, and sex.
Position: Oppose