Alabama

Alabama: bills from both sides, with enacted laws, hearings, court cases and the legislators who sponsor the bills.

Bills

122 bills: 81 Anti-LGBTQ+, 41 Pro-LGBTQ+. 16 are enacted (13 Anti-LGBTQ+, 3 Pro-LGBTQ+). “Enacted” is the status this tracker records for the bill.

Bills by status
StatusBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Failed1066838
Enacted16133

Most recent bills

All 122 bills

Titles, summaries and tags are on each bill's page. The Bills list shows them for the bills of Alabama: all, Anti-LGBTQ+ or Pro-LGBTQ+.

Bills by year

Introduced each year

Bills introduced each year in Alabama, by sideColumns for each year from 2003 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0510152003: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2004: 10 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2005: 11 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2006: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2007: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2008: 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2009: 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2010: 6 Anti-LGBTQ+, 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2011: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2012: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2013: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2014: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2015: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2016: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2017: 5 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2020: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+2021: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2022: 8 Anti-LGBTQ+2023: 6 Anti-LGBTQ+2024: 9 Anti-LGBTQ+2025: 9 Anti-LGBTQ+2026: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026Bills introduced each year in Alabama, by sideColumns for each year from 2003 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.051015200620102014201820222026

Enacted, by the year introduced

Enacted bills in Alabama by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2003 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0122004: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+2005: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+2011: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2017: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+2019: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2022: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+2023: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+2024: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+2025: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026Enacted bills in Alabama by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2003 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.012200620102014201820222026
  • Anti-LGBTQ+
  • Pro-LGBTQ+

A bill is counted in the year of its session, and an enacted bill in the year it was introduced. A year with no bill in the data has no column.

Show the numbers
Bills introduced and enacted each year
YearIntroducedIntroduced, Anti-LGBTQ+Introduced, Pro-LGBTQ+EnactedEnacted, Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted, Pro-LGBTQ+
2026330000
2025990220
2024990220
2023660220
2022880220
2021431211
2020440000
2019101101
2017651220
2016211000
2015312000
2014422000
2013202000
2012514000
2011514101
2010963000
2009404000
2008707000
2007202000
2006413000
200512111110
200411101110
2003202000

Topics and tags

A bill can have more than one topic or tag, so the rows add up to more than the number of bills.

Topics

Bills by topic
TopicBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Identity documents220
Bathrooms & facilities770
Sports participation660
Youth gender-affirming care990
Prisons, jails & detention220
Schools & curriculum19712
DEI & bias training110
Drag & public expression550
Book bans & censorship14140
Pronouns, names & outing110
Marriage, family & custody17143
Nondiscrimination protections17116
Hate crimes13013
Religious exemptions10100
Repealing or reversing LGBTQ-related law303
Symbolic resolutions & recognition871
Government process, funding & data330

Tags

The most-used tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Same-Sex Marriage Ban: Constitutional Amendment14140
Hate Crime Classification13013
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors880
Gender Affirming Care Ban: VCPA880
Religious Exemptions: Medical880
Forced Outing: Schools660
Censorship: Drag Ban550
Don't Say Gay: K12550
Employment Nondiscrimination505
Sports Ban: K12550
Anti-Bullying404
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Marriage440
Show the other 62 tags
The other tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Don't Say Trans: K12440
Education Nondiscrimination404
End Legal Recognition: SWWA440
Misgendering: Pronoun Ban440
Same-Sex Marriage Ban440
Sports Ban: Colleges440
Trans Bathroom Ban: K12440
Anti-Harassment303
Broad Nondiscrimination303
Censorship: Book Ban330
Housing Nondiscrimination303
Law Enforcement Nondiscrimination303
Misgendering: Forced330
Suicide Prevention303
Adoption Ban220
Anti-bullying202
Censorship: Online Obscenity220
Censorship: Pride Flag Ban220
Censorship: Pride Flag Ban: K12220
Don't Say Gay: Elementary220
Don't Say Trans: Elementary220
End Legal Recognition220
End Legal Recognition: WBR220
Forced Outing: Schools: Trans220
Marriage Equality202
Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination202
Public Investment Restriction: Social Credit Score220
Religious Exemptions: Adoption and Foster Care220
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws202
Sports Ban: Non-Academic220
Trans Bathroom Ban: Colleges220
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Accommodations220
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Athletics110
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: Colleges110
Anti-LGBTQ Resolution: K12110
Censorship: Age Verification110
Censorship: Pride Flag Ban: Public Properties110
Civil Unions Ban110
Credit Nondiscrimination101
DEI Ban: Colleges110
DEI Ban: Government110
DEI Ban: K12110
Domestic Partner Discrimination110
Domestic Partner Nondiscrimination101
Don't Say Gay: Anti-Homo110
Don't Say Systemic Biases: Colleges110
Don't Say Systemic Biases: Government110
Don't Say Systemic Biases: K12110
Forced Outing: Medical110
Forced Outing: Mental Emotional Well-Being110
Gender Affirming Care Ban110
Government Services Nondiscrimination101
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Curriculum101
Misgendering: Permitted110
Public Investment Restriction: Anti-Boycotts110
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws: Anti-Sodomy101
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws: Don't Say Gay101
Supportive Resolution101
Trans Bathroom Ban: Public Properties110
Trans Segregation Bill110
Trans Segregation Bill: Shelters110
Voter Nondiscrimination101

Hearings

No hearings are listed for this jurisdiction.

Legislators

The sponsors of the bills listed here, with the number of those bills each one sponsors.

Legislators, by the number of the listed bills they sponsor
NamePartyRoleDistrictBills sponsored
Patricia ToddDRepresentativeHD-05412
Arnold MooneyRRepresentativeHD-0436
Scott BeasonRSenatorSD-0175
Susan DuBoseRRepresentativeHD-0455
Mack ButlerRRepresentativeHD-0284
Scott StadthagenRRepresentativeHD-0094
Shay ShelnuttRSenatorSD-0174
Wes AllenRRepresentativeHD-0894
Chris PringleRRepresentativeHD-1013
Christopher EnglandDRepresentativeHD-0703

All 90 legislators

Party as recorded: D Democratic, R Republican, I Independent; other codes are shown as recorded.

Court cases

Cases placed in this jurisdiction by where the court sits, newest first. Each case links to its own page, which has the caption.

Court cases, newest first
CaseCourtLevelYear
Case c63252064M.D. Ala.District2025
Case c60094422M.D. Ala.District2021

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Bill data comes from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used here in modified form. Outcome coding, category tags and the summaries are the Trans Data Initiative team's, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit.