Public K-12 schools; sex education (sex ed) curriculum further provided for, sexual risk avoidance established as sex ed curriculum, policies of local boards of education related to sex ed further provided for, parent or guardian notice of sex ed curriculum required, Attorney General authorized to enforce
What it does: This act amends Section 16-40A-2, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) require the teaching of sexual risk avoidance and the advantages of avoiding nonmarital sexual activity in public school programs including sex education or human reproduction; (2) prohibit course materials introducing concepts related to sexual behavior to students in kindergarten through fourth grade; (3) require sex education or human reproduction course materials to include certain information, including on abortion, infant adoption, surrendering newborns, unhealthy relationships, exploitation and peer pressure, and impacts… (official summary)
Question before the chamber: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
The tally
Yes 82 · No 16 · Not voting 7
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| Republicans | 74 | 1 | 1 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 9 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Andy WhittR6No
- Kelvin DatcherD52Yes
- Kenyatté HassellD78Yes
- Napoleon BracyD98Yes
- Ontario TillmanD56Yes
- Sam JonesD99Yes
- TaShina MorrisD77Yes
- Thomas JacksonD68Yes
- Travis HendrixD55Yes
The full roll (105)
Yes 82
- Alan BakerR66
- Allen TreadawayR51
- Arnold MooneyR43
- Ben HarrisonR2
- Ben RobbinsR33
- Bill LambR62
- Bob FincherR37
- Brett EasterbrookR65
- Brock ColvinR26
- Bryan BrinyarkR16
- Bubba UnderwoodR3
- Chad RobertsonR40
- Chip BrownR105
- Chris BlackshearR80
- Chris PringleR101
- Chris SellsR90
- Cindy MyrexR12
- Corley EllisR41
- Craig LipscombR30
- Danny CrawfordR5
- Danny GarrettR44
- David FaulknerR46
- David StandridgeR34
- Donna GivensR64
- Ed OliverR81
- Ernie YarbroughR7
- Frances Holk-JonesR95
- Ginny ShaverR39
- Greg BarnesR13
- Heath AllbrightR11
- James LomaxR20
- Jamie KielR18
- Jeana RossR27
- Jeff SorrellsR87
- Jennifer FidlerR94
- Jerry StarnesR88
- Jim CarnsR48
- Jim HillR50
- Joe LovvornR79
- Kelvin DatcherD52
- Kenneth PaschalR73
- Kenyatté HassellD78
- Kristin NelsonR38
- Leigh HulseyR15
- Mack ButlerR28
- Marcus ParamoreR89
- Margie WilcoxR104
- Mark GidleyR29
- Mark ShireyR100
- Matt SimpsonR96
- Matthew HammettR92
- Mike KirklandR23
- Mike ShawR47
- Napoleon BracyD98
- Nathaniel LedbetterR24
- Norman CrowR63
- Ontario TillmanD56
- Parker MooreR4
- Paul LeeR86
- Phillip PettusR1
- Phillip RigsbyR25
- Randy WoodR36
- Reed IngramR75
- Rex ReynoldsR21
- Rhett MarquesR91
- Rick RehmR85
- Ritchie WhortonR22
- Russell BedsoleR49
- Sam JonesD99
- Scott StadthagenR9
- Shane StringerR102
- Steve ClouseR93
- Steve HurstR35
- Susan DuBoseR45
- TaShina MorrisD77
- Terri CollinsR8
- Thomas JacksonD68
- Tim WadsworthR14
- Tracy EstesR17
- Travis HendrixD55
- Troy StubbsR31
- Van SmithR42
No 16
Not voting 7
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.