# Alabama SB277: Public K-12 schools, sex education 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

Alabama SB277, Public K-12 schools, sex education 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, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shay Shelnutt (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-06 (Currently Indefinitely Postponed) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB277
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public K-12 schools, sex education 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
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-04-01
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Currently Indefinitely Postponed
- Sponsor: Shay Shelnutt (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (61 yes, 0 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: Shay Shelnutt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Roberts (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 900 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-29 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 31 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2025-05-06: Currently Indefinitely Postponed (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Coleman-Madison 1st Amendment Offered (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 900 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB277-int.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/SB277-int.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB277-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).