{"bill":{"bill_key":"AL-SB129-2024","title":"Diversity, equity, and inclusion; certain public entities prohibited from maintaining office that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion programs; certain programs related to divisive concepts or diversity, equity, and inclusion, prohibited; promotion and endorsement of certain divisive concepts in certain public settings prohibited; exceptions provided; public institution of higher education, required to designate multioccupancy restrooms based on biological sex","side":"anti","state":"AL","year":2024,"status_cat":"enacted","ls_status":"passed","summary":"Diversity, equity, and inclusion; certain public entities prohibited from maintaining office that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion programs; certain programs related to d…","notes":"No DEI for state agencies, public schools, or public institutions of higher learning. (explicitly mentions SOGI) Also, \"each public institution of higher education shall ensure that every multiple occupancy restroom be designated for use of individuals based on their biological sex\"","types_str":"DEI Ban: Government|DEI Ban: K12|DEI Ban: Colleges|Don't Say Systemic Biases: Government|Don't Say Systemic Biases: K12|Don't Say Systemic Biases: Colleges|Trans Bathroom Ban: Colleges","sponsor_mix":"R","final_margin_pct":72.8,"url":"https://legiscan.com/AL/bill/SB129/2024","url_kind":"legiscan","source":"legiscan","special":0,"bluebook":{"cite":"S.B. 129, 2024 Leg., Reg. Sess. (Ala. 2024) (enacted).","short":"Ala. S.B. 129."}},"same_key":[],"sponsors":[{"name":"Will Barfoot","party":"R","state":"AL","district":"SD-025","is_primary":true,"href":"/people/ls-21313"}],"citations":["AL:16-1-54","AL:16-5-1"],"text":{"available":true,"credit":"Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative.","versions":[{"role":"intro","label":"As introduced","chars":11584,"pdf_href":"/bills/AL-SB129-2024/pdf/0/intro"},{"role":"final","label":"As enrolled or final","chars":11968,"pdf_href":"/bills/AL-SB129-2024/pdf/0/final"}]},"lineage":[{"template_id":"blitz-rf-in-school-2017","template_name":"Preserving Religious Freedom in School Act","tier":"near_verbatim","predates":false}],"diffusion":{"matches":[{"other":"AL-HB107-2025","other_title":"Sex-based terms, defined; vital statistics, report sex as male or female at birth required, legislative policy regarding sex and gender identity established","other_state":"AL","other_year":2025,"cross_state":false},{"other":"AL-HB17-2015","other_title":"Sexually oriented material, defined, excise tax levied, collection by Revenue Department, deposit in General Fund","other_state":"AL","other_year":2015,"cross_state":false},{"other":"AL-HB295-2022","other_title":"Abortion, fetal heartbeat; prohibits abortion if fetal heartbeat detected; private cause of action authorized.","other_state":"AL","other_year":2022,"cross_state":false},{"other":"AL-HB425-2024","other_title":"Provision of sexual content to minor, prohibited; libraries prohibited from purchasing certain sexual content; certain entities prohibited from affiliating with American Library Assn.; cause of action, created; exception to Anti-Obscenity Enforcement Act for libraries and library employees, repealed","other_state":"AL","other_year":2024,"cross_state":false},{"other":"AL-SB457-2010","other_title":"Health care providers, institutions, and payers, right to decline participation in health care services that violate conscience, authorized, immunity, Health Care Rights of Conscience Act","other_state":"AL","other_year":2010,"cross_state":false},{"other":"AL-SB92-2024","other_title":"Sex-based terms, defined;  vital statistics, report sex as male or female at birth required, legislative policy regarding sex and gender identity established","other_state":"AL","other_year":2024,"cross_state":false}]}}