SB 342

Alabama Senate bill in Session 2026RS.

Status: enacted. Latest action: April 15, 2026.

Education; CHOOSE Act's athletic-eligibility nondiscrimination provision, enforcement mechanism established; private right of action established.

Bill ID AL-2026RS-SB-342
Session 2026RS
Status enacted
Committee Ways and Means Education (House); Finance and Taxation Education (Senate)
Senate enacted 2026-04-15
Summary

This act adds Section 16-6J-10 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) authorize schools, students, and parents of such students, participating in the CHOOSE Act to bring a civil action to have an interscholastic athletic association enjoined from enforcing rules limiting CHOOSE Act students' participation in sports solely due to their CHOOSE Act participation and enjoined from punishing a CHOOSE Act student for participating in sports pursuant to a court's injunction under this act or for supporting such a student's participation; (2) provide rules governing actions for such injunctions; and (3) authorize these CHOOSE Act participants to bring civil actions against interscholastic athletic associations for actual economic damages resulting from these actions within two years thereof.

Sponsor
Clyde Chambliss
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-03-05 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-04-15 Status enacted
2026-04-15 Latest Action Enacted
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