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.
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.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-15 | Status | enacted |
| 2026-04-15 | Latest Action | Enacted |