Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 3: 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

In committee Last action January 13, 2026: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy

Plain-language summary

SB 3 is a bill introduced in the Alabama Senate on May 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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. Primary sponsor: Shay Shelnutt (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2026): Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Shay Shelnutt (Republican).