HB107 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Susan DuBoseRepresentative

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Sex-based terms, defined; vital statistics, report sex as male or female at birth required, legislative policy regarding sex and gender identity established

Summary

HB107 would define sex-based terms, set a policy on sex differences, allow single-sex spaces in some cases, and require birth sex to be recorded as male or female for vital statistics.

What This Bill Does

It defines terms such as man, woman, boy, girl, male, female, father, mother, and sex for use in Alabama law. It states there are two sexes and that equal does not mean identical. It allows state and local public entities to establish separate single-sex spaces or environments when privacy, safety, or fairness are implicated. It requires the state or political subdivisions that collect vital statistics related to sex to identify each birth as male or female (with 'unknown' allowed if sex cannot be determined at birth), and lets agencies collect additional data beyond sex; the act becomes effective on October 1, 2025 and is severable.

Who It Affects

• Public schools, school districts, and state/local government agencies that run programs or spaces, as they would be allowed to establish separate single-sex spaces or environments when privacy, safety, or fairness are required.
• People born in Alabama and entities that use birth data and sex classifications in public records or data collection, since birth sex would be identified as male or female (with an 'unknown' option if not determinable).

Key Provisions

• Define sex-based terms (man, woman, male, female, boy, girl, father, mother) for use in state law.
• Affirm there are two sexes (male and female) and that 'equal' does not mean 'identical,' while acknowledging differences in development as lawful.
• Allow public entities to establish separate single-sex spaces or environments in circumstances where privacy, safety, or fairness are affected.
• Require state and local entities that collect vital statistics related to sex to identify birth sex as male or female (with 'unknown' if not determinable) and permit collection of additional data beyond sex; specify severability and an October 1, 2025 effective date.

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

Subjects

Government Administration