Alabama SB 209 — Public K-12 schools; sex education (sex ed) curriculum further provided for, sexual risk avoidance established as sex ed curriculum, policies of local boards of education related to sex ed further provided for, parent or guardian notice of sex ed curriculum required, Attorney General authorized to enforce

Alabama, 2026rs. SB 209: Public K-12 schools; sex education (sex ed) curriculum further provided for, sexual risk avoidance established as sex ed curriculum, policies of local boar

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Latest action

April 17, 2026 — Enacted

Summary

Education

Sponsors

• Shelnutt — primary sponsor

Bill text

Introduced Read version ↗

Enrolled Read version ↗

DuBose motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1212 Read version ↗

Recorded votes

No roll-call votes were supplied for this bill. This does not imply that no vote occurred.

Legislative history

1. January 27, 2026Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy
2. January 27, 2026Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Education Policy)
3. February 11, 2026Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
4. February 12, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Education Policy)
5. February 19, 2026Third Reading in House of Origin
6. February 19, 2026Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 497
7. February 19, 2026Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy
8. February 19, 2026Pending Committee Action in Second House (Education Policy)
9. March 17, 2026Reported Out of Committee Second House
10. March 17, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Education Policy)
11. April 7, 2026Third Reading in Second House
12. April 7, 2026Lands 1st Amendment Offered
13. April 7, 2026DuBose motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 1212
14. April 7, 2026Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1213
15. April 7, 2026Ready to Enroll
16. April 7, 2026Enrolled
17. April 7, 2026Delivered to Governor
18. April 7, 2026Signature Requested
19. April 17, 2026Enacted

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