Text of AL HR 7 (2026)

HR7 INTRODUCED Page 0 HR7 I3YL9ZZ-1 By Representatives DuBose, Mooney, Stubbs, Underwood, Collins, Givens, Ross, Fidler, Rigsby, Allbright, Myrex, Hulsey, Shaw, Shaver RFD: Rules First Read: 13-Jan-26 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I3YL9ZZ-1 01/08/2026 AR (L)AR 2026-106 Page 1 HR____ URGING THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES AND CONGRESS TO SAFEGUARD FAIRNESS AND SAFETY IN WOMEN'S SPORTS. WHEREAS, despite federal protection, many girls and women are routinely denied athletic opportunities or treated as inferior to their male counterparts; and WHEREAS, for more than 50 years, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) has guaranteed that no person shall be excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of any federally funded education program on the basis of sex; and WHEREAS, Title IX's protections have historically recognized the biological differences between males and females, including sex-specific athletic teams in educational institutions to ensure equal opportunities for women and girls; and WHEREAS, having sex-specific teams advances efforts to promote sex equality by providing opportunities for female athletes to demonstrate their skill, strength, and athletic abilities while also providing them with opportunities to obtain recognition, accolades, college scholarships, and the numerous other long-term benefits that arise from success in athletic endeavors; and WHEREAS, science tells us that males generally have bigger bodies, larger hearts and lungs, denser bones, and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HR7 INTRODUCED Page 2 stronger muscles than females, giving them a competitive advantage that cannot be undone with testosterone suppression; these inherent and enduring biological differences between males and females put males at a competitive advantage in sports and jeopardize the safety and privacy of female athletes when they have to compete against males; and WHEREAS, allowing males to compete in women's sports reverses 50 years of advancement for women; and WHEREAS, in 2022, Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, won four events in the Ivy League's Women's Swimming Championships and won a women's NCAA championship in the 500-yard freestyle, beating two former Olympic medalists; and WHEREAS, allowing males to compete in contact sports creates significant risks of physical harm; maintaining separate female sports teams based on sex promotes the safety of female athletes by protecting them from predictable and preventable injuries that could result from forcing females to compete against male athletes; and WHEREAS, in North Carolina, a 17-year-old female athlete suffered partial paralysis after competing against a male volleyball player who spiked the ball so hard it caused her severe head and neck injuries; and WHEREAS, allowing men into female-only spaces, including locker rooms, changing areas, restrooms, and overnight sleeping accommodations, jeopardizes the privacy and safety those spaces are intended to protect; and 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 HR7 INTRODUCED Page 3 WHEREAS, in West Virginia, a seventh-grade girl was forced to share a locker room and compete with a male athlete; that athlete sexually harassed her in the locker room and took her spot in a championship track and field event; the distress robbed her of much of her passion for sports; and WHEREAS, no person should have to compromise his or her dignity or privacy to validate someone else's perception of identity; and WHEREAS, the State of Alabama recognizes and respects the physiological differences between the two sexes; and WHEREAS, the Alabama Legislature commits to protecting fairness in women's sports and safeguarding women's safety and privacy; in 2021, Alabama passed legislation banning transgender girls from participating in girls' sports in K-12 public schools, and in 2023, these restrictions were extended to transgender students in public colleges and universities, requiring participation based on biological sex at birth; and WHEREAS, the Alabama Legislature calls on Congress to reaffirm that Title IX guarantees every woman and girl equal opportunities in athletics and that allowing males to compete on women's teams or access women's private spaces violates Title IX; now therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA, That this body urges the Supreme Court of the United States to uphold each state's authority to ensure that women's sports are reserved for females only 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 HR7 INTRODUCED Page 4 and encourages Congress to enact legislation protecting the safety of women athletes and distinguishing sports teams based on an individual's biological gender at birth. 85 86 87