---
type: "Bill"
title: "Schools, public K-12, athletic events allowing competition by one biological gender against another prohibited unless the event specifically includes both genders"
description: "Schools, public K-12, athletic events allowing competition by one biological gender against another prohibited unless the event specifically includes both genders"
jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
session: "2021rs"
identifier: "HB 391"
citation: "Alabama HB 391 (2021rs)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Schools"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stadthagen"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/713f4720-4ce3-4251-9625-c9f7de084a81"
source_url: "http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/Alison/SESSBillStatusResult.aspx?BILL=HB391"
source_hash: "fb27de459be3c0aab0582ce960cfb29b28adf8f28905af9185391e49d3608d3b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
---

# Alabama HB 391 (2021rs) — Schools, public K-12, athletic events allowing competition by one biological gender against another prohibited unless the event specifically includes both genders

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB391-int.pdf)
2. **Amd/Sub 212393-4** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/212393-4.pdf)
3. **Amd/Sub 213367-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/213367-1.pdf)
4. **Amd/Sub 213408-1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/213408-1.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2021rs/PrintFiles/HB391-enr.pdf)

## Votes

- Figures motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1007 — **28–0** (pass) · upper
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 480 — **74–19** (pass) · lower
- Stadthagen motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 890 — **76–13** (pass) · lower
- Ledbetter motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 479 — **74–25** (pass) · lower
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1008 — **25–5** (pass) · upper
- Gudger motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 986 — **26–3** (pass) · upper
- Gudger motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 985 — **24–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stadthagen — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar `reading-2`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Ledbetter motion to Previous Question adopted Roll Call 479
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 480 `passage`
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Grimsley and Scott intended to vote "Yea"
- **2021-03-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01T04:00:00+00:00** Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Education Policy Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Gudger motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 985 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Gudger Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Gudger motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 986 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Gudger motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Figures Amendment Offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Figures motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1007 `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1008 `passage`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Concurrence Requested
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Stadthagen motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 890 `passage`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Concurred in Second House Amendment
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Signature Requested
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Clerk of the House Certification
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Assigned Act No. 2021-285. `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Delivered to Governor at 2:12 p.m. on April 20, 2021. `executive-receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/713f4720-4ce3-4251-9625-c9f7de084a81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).