HB87 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Rolanda HollisRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Discrimination, to make it unlawful to deny an individual full and equal employment of public accommodations based on certain protected classes, to make it unlawful for a local school board to discriminate against an individual based on certain protected classes, and to make it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an applicant or employee based on certain protected classes

Summary

This bill would prohibit discrimination in public accommodations, schools, and employment based on protected characteristics and creates a private right of action to enforce those protections.

What This Bill Does

It makes denying service at places that serve the public illegal if based on race, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin. It bars local school boards from discriminating based on those same characteristics. It also bars employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations from discriminating in hiring, retention, or pay, and it creates a private right of action for individuals to sue and seek remedies such as compliance, back pay, and potentially damages and attorney fees.

Who It Affects

• Public: individuals who use places of public accommodation would be protected from discrimination based on protected characteristics.
• Organizations: employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, and local school boards would be subject to anti-discrimination rules and potential lawsuits if they discriminate based on protected characteristics.

Key Provisions

• Prohibits denial of full and equal enjoyment of goods, services, facilities, and accommodations at places of public accommodation based on race, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin.
• Prohibits local school boards from discriminating against individuals based on race, sex, disability, or national origin.
• Prohibits employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations from discriminating in hiring, retention, or compensation based on race, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin and allows a private cause of action with remedies including compliance, back pay, liquidated damages for willful violations, no court costs for plaintiffs, and potential attorney fees.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Discrimination