ALCAP-Supported Bills That Passed
SB186: Protecting Minors from Pornography
Summary of SB186: This bill requires manufacturers of certain Internet-enabled devices, including smartphones and tablets, to contain a filter that is enabled during the activation of the device if the user is a minor.
This filter will be capable of preventing the device from accessing or displaying obscenity through Internet browsers or search engines.
SB79: The “What Is a Woman” Act
Summary of Bill: This bill enshrines “male” and “female” into Alabama law. This legislation establishes definitions for terms such as man, woman, boy, girl, father, mother, male, female, and sex within the context of state law.
SB78: Banning “Galaxy Gas”
Summary of Bill: This bill prohibits the use of butyl nitrite or any mixtures containing butyl nitrite, commonly known as “whippets,” except under certain circumstances. This bill prohibits the use of nitrous oxide, commonly known as “laughing gas,” and amyl nitrite, commonly known as “poppers” or “snappers,” except under certain circumstances. This bill provides penalties for any violations of the prohibition.
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ALCAP-Supported Bills That Did Not Pass
HB342: Religious Release Time
Summary of Bill: This bill would have allowed Bible classes for public school students in Alabama, provided certain criteria were met.
HB67: Banning Drag Shows in Public Schools and Libraries
Summary of Bill: This bill would have prohibited public K-12 schools and public libraries from knowingly presenting or sponsoring drag performances in the presence of a minor without the consent of the minor’s parent or legal guardian.
Also, this bill would have prohibited certain state entities from allowing minors to share certain facilities with members of the opposite sex during overnight programs operated or sponsored by the state entity, unless the other individuals are family members of the minor and the minor’s parent consents.
HB244: Ending the Indoctrination and Sexualization of Children in School
Summary of Bill: This bill would have prohibited classroom instruction or discussions related to gender identity or sexual orientation from being provided to public school students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade.
SB85: Religious Exemptions for Vaccines
Summary of Bill: This bill would have further provided for the process to exempt a student at a public K-12 school from vaccine requirements for religious reasons; and to require public institutions of higher education to provide medical and religious exemptions to vaccine or testing requirements.
SB277: Abstinence and Sexual Risk Avoidance in Public School Education
Summary of Bill: Under existing law, any program or curriculum in a public K-12 school that includes sex education or the human reproductive process must emphasize abstinence as the only effective protection against unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease.
This bill would have required any sex education or human reproductive curriculum or program in a public K-12 school to exclusively teach sexual risk avoidance and encourage abstinence from all sexual activity.
HB179: Chaplains in School
HB178: The 10 Commandments in School
Summary of HB179 (Chaplains): This bill would have authorized each local board of education and the governing body of each public charter school to vote on whether to allow schools in their jurisdiction to accept a campus chaplain as a volunteer and, if the vote is in the affirmative, would have allowed volunteer chaplains to be made available to provide services at the request of a teacher.
Summary of HB178 (10 Commandments): This bill would have required each local board of education and the governing body of each public institution of higher education to display the Ten Commandments and a context statement in a common area of each school under its jurisdiction.
HB231: Prayer and Pledge in Schools
Summary of Bill: This bill would have proposed an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, relating to public K-12 schools, to require each local board of education to adopt a policy requiring that The Pledge of Allegiance be conducted to the United States flag and a prayer consistent with Judeo-Christian values be conducted at the commencement of each school day in each public K-12 school.
HB246: Using Proper Pronouns and Protecting Employees Who Use Them
Summary of Bill: This bill would have prohibited employees of public schools and public institutions of higher education from using names or pronouns inconsistent with a student’s legal name or biological sex without written permission from the student’s parent or guardian.
Also, this bill would have protected employees from adverse employment action for declining to use a name other than a legal name or a pronoun other than a pronoun corresponding to the student’s biological sex or for declining to identify his or her own pronouns.
SB187: Protecting Minors from Pornography
Summary of SB187: This bill would have required app stores to implement various age-verification processes.
Comprehensive Gambling Bill Was Not Filed in 2025
Due to the efforts of ALCAP and other like-minded organizations, a gambling expansion bill was not filed in 2025 despite a major push in the middle of the legislative session. There were smaller, more regionally-focused bills put forward, but none of them passed.
HB445 Passes, Heavily Regulating Hemp Products (but Not Banning Them)
While ALCAP and other conservative organizations strongly advocated for a ban on dangerous psychoactive products being sold (even to minors) in Alabama, the State Legislature did not go that route. Instead, HB445 strongly regulates these “gas station weed” THC products widely available in the form of gummies and even canned drinks.
For more information, you can read ALCAP President Greg Davis’ op-ed here or listen to his thoughts on HB445 here on his Priority Talk Radio show and podcast.
Courtesy of Angelo Della Manna, Director of the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, here is a summary of the bill and what it does:
1. All hemp plant material and any smokeable hemp products are unlawful and banned.
2. Consumable hemp products may only be sold in 21+ stores, with all buyers required to have their ID checked.
3. Consumable hemp products distributed or sold in this State shall be governed by the Rules adopted and administered by the ABC Board.
4. Direct shipment sales, online sales or drive through sales of hemp products are prohibited. Penalties for violation of these provisions range from Class A misdemeanor to Class C felony for subsequent offenses.
5. All hemp derived products are banned from having any psychoactive cannabinoids that are created by a chemical synthesis, modification, or chemical conversion from another cannabinoid, utilizing non‐cannabis materials.
6. Any consumable hemp product may not have more than 10mg of total THC, per serving, and no more than 40mg total THC, per package.
7. Any consumable hemp product must be individually wrapped, with strict child resistant packaging, labeling requirements, and warnings.
8. Beverages may only be sold in 21+ stores, or grocery stores that are licensed by the ABC Board and have 75% of their sale area dedicated to food, is at least 14,000 square feet in size, with hemp beverages located in an area that is separated from non‐alcoholic beverages, separated from beverages for children, and must be behind glass, with hemp specific signage.
9. Hemp and THC infused beverages may not exceed 10mg total THC, and 12 ounce serving size.
10. No hemp beverages may be offered for consumption on the licensed premises, with retailer also banned from offering any tastings.
11. Hemp products must first be tested and have a Certificate of Analysis (CoA), issued from an accredited laboratory, and be available for inspection from manufacturer to retail, per batch of product. If the CoA cannot be produced at the point of retail, the hemp product shall be considered contraband and seized by law enforcement or ABC agent, without a warrant.
12. Creates an excise tax of 10% on hemp products and beverages, with 90% going to the State General Fund, and 10% to the Treasury of the municipality or county where it is sold.
13. Penalties for persons found to be selling hemp products in violation of HB445 are $1,000‐ $5,000 for 1st to 3rd offenses. Retailers found to be selling in violation of HB445 have penalties ranging from $5,000‐$10,000 for 1st to 3rd offenses. If any retailer is found to have sold hemp products to Minors, penalties range from $5,000‐$20,000 with the potential to also lose their retailer license.
14. All proceeds, property obtained from proceeds, equipment, materials, and personal property used in the illegal sale or possession of hemp products shall be subject to forfeiture proceedings.
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