# Alabama HB244: Public K-12 education, discussions of gender identity prohibited in grades preK-12, employees prohibited from displaying flags or insignia relating to sexual orientation or gender identity, employees prohibited from referring to student by pronouns inconsistent with student's biological sex Alabama HB244, Public K-12 education, discussions of gender identity prohibited in grades preK-12, employees prohibited from displaying flags or insignia relating to sexual orientation or gender identity, employees prohibited from referring to student by pronouns inconsistent with student's biological sex, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mack Butler (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-01 (Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB244-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB244 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Public K-12 education, discussions of gender identity prohibited in grades preK-12, employees prohibited from displaying flags or insignia relating to sexual orientation or gender identity, employees prohibited from referring to student by pronouns inconsistent with student's biological sex - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-11 - Last action: 2025-05-01, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar - Sponsor: Mack Butler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 17 - Subjects: Education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (244 yes, 34 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mack Butler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ben Harrison (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bill Lamb (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Robertson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Craig Lipscomb (Republican), House - Cosponsor: David Standridge (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ernie Yarbrough (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ginny Shaver (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jamie Kiel (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kenneth Paschal (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mark Gidley (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Member 100491 - Cosponsor: Member 100519 - Cosponsor: Mike Shaw (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rick Rehm (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ritchie Whorton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Stadthagen (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Susan DuBose (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-17 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 73 | 9 | 10 | | 2025-04-17 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 891 | pass | 75 | 8 | 13 | | 2025-04-17 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 892 | pass | 74 | 15 | 7 | | 2025-04-17 | House | Motion to Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 893 | pass | 22 | 2 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-05-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2025-04-17: Education Policy Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2025-04-17: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 891 (House) - 2025-04-17: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 892 (House) - 2025-04-17: Motion to Add Cosponsor - Adopted Roll Call 893 (House) - 2025-04-17: Engrossed (House) - 2025-04-09: Education Policy 1st Amendment (House) - 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2025-04-09: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-11: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy (House) - 2025-02-11: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB244-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB244-eng.pdf) ## Related bills - HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted) - SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted) - SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted) - HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted) - HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted) - HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB244-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB244-eng.pdf) ## Related - [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs) - [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs) - [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs) - [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs) - [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs) - [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB244-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).