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type: "Bill"
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title: "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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description: "Institutions of higher education, required to prohibit the participation of males on female athletic teams or sports and the participation of females on male athletic teams or sports."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/al"
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legislature: "Alabama Legislature"
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session: "2023rs"
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identifier: "HB 261"
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citation: "Alabama HB 261 (2023rs)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Institutions of higher education"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Susan DuBose"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2023-05-30T14:30:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b834d99-a2fd-4561-a2b7-5a6b6da5f959"
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source_url: "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search"
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source_hash: "253c1b74e1397b0e36a241acffd153688ac38014957b82beae0f4d4d7b984eee"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-al"]
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---
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# Alabama HB 261 (2023rs) — 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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Institutions of higher education, required to prohibit the participation of males on female athletic teams or sports and the participation of females on male athletic teams or sports.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB261-int.pdf)
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2. **Act 2023-293** (committee substitute) — [source](http://arc-sos.state.al.us/ucp/L1271894.AI1.pdf)
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3. **Amendment A15GS7-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/A15GS7-1.pdf)
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4. **Amendment JR3UYN-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/JR3UYN-1.pdf)
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5. **Amendment KY9S5U-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/KY9S5U-1.pdf)
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6. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB261-eng.pdf)
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7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legislature.state.al.us/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2023RS/HB261-enr.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Roll of the S for Vote 550 on HB261 (2023 Regular Session) — **26–4** (fail) · upper
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- Roll of the H for Vote 270 on HB261 (2023 Regular Session) — **84–2** (pass) · lower
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- Roll of the H for Vote 269 on HB261 (2023 Regular Session) — **80–21** (pass) · lower
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- Roll of the H for Vote 905 on HB261 (2023 Regular Session) — **93–4** (pass) · lower
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- Roll of the S for Vote 549 on HB261 (2023 Regular Session) — **29–0** (pass) · upper
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- Roll of the H for Vote 272 on HB261 (2023 Regular Session) — **57–0** (pass) · lower
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- Roll of the H for Vote 271 on HB261 (2023 Regular Session) — **83–5** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Susan DuBose — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Enrolled
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- **2023-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Concur In and Adopt
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- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
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- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
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- **2023-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in Second House
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- **2023-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in Second House
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- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in Second House
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- **2023-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Education Policy) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** AMD/SUB (Education Policy)
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- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Committee (Education Policy) `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in Second House `reading-1`
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- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Add Cosponsor
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- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Read a Third Time and Pass `passage`
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- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Adopt
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- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Table
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- **2023-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** On Third Reading in House of Origin
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- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Read Second Time in House of Origin
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- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
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- **2023-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Reported Favorably (Education Policy) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced and Referred (Education Policy) `introduction, referral`
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- **2023-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Read First Time in House of Origin `reading-1`
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- **2023-05-30T14:30:00+00:00** Enacted as 2023-293 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b834d99-a2fd-4561-a2b7-5a6b6da5f959`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Alabama legislature records).
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