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Relating to two-year and four-year public institutions of higher education; to amend Section 16-1-52, Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit a biological male from participating on an athletic team or sport designated for females; to prohibit a biological female from participating on an athletic team or sport designated for males; to prohibit adverse action against a public K-12 school or public two-year or four-year institution of higher education for complying with this act; to prohibit adverse action or retaliation against a student who reports a violation of this act; and to provide a remedy for any student who suffers harm or is directy deprived of an athletic opportunity as a result of a violation of this act.

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Susan DuBose (R)*,  Russell Bedsole (R),  Ron Bolton (R),  Chip Brown (R),  Mack Butler (R),  Terri Collins (R),  Brett Easterbrook (R),  Tracy Estes (R),  Jennifer Fidler (R),  Danny Garrett (R),  Mark Gidley (R),  Donna Givens (R),  Matthew Hammett (R),  Ben Harrison (R),  Frances Holk-Jones (R),  Leigh Hulsey (R),  Steve Hurst (R),  Jamie Kiel (R),  Mike Kirkland (R),  Wes Kitchens (R),  Bill Lamb (R),  Craig Lipscomb (R),  Rhett Marques (R),  Arnold Mooney (R),  Parker Moore (R),  Ed Oliver (R),  Phillip Pettus (R),  Rick Rehm (R),  Chad Robertson (R),  Ginny Shaver (R),  Mike Shaw (R),  Randall Shedd (R),  Mark Shirey (R),  Jeff Sorrells (R),  Scott Stadthagen (R),  Shane Stringer (R),  Bubba Underwood (R),  Margie Wilcox (R),  Debbie Wood (R),  Ernie Yarbrough (R), 

Enacted (on 05/25/2023)

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