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Alabama

SPLC Action Fund Condemns Alabama House Bill 391 as Transphobic by Ostracizing Kindergarten to 12th Graders from Sports

March 18, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, the Alabama Legislature passed House Bill 391 (74-19-2), which seeks to prevent transgender student athletes from participating in sports that align with their gender identity from kindergarten to 12th...

Alabama

House Bill 445 is a threat to free speech and local government control

March 18, 2021

Montgomery, Ala.-- Earlier today the Alabama State House of Representatives passed House Bill 445, amid a calendar filled with other harmful bills. If passed, HB445 would criminalize First Amendment rights to free speech and...

Mississippi

Senate Bill 2282 will treat kids like kids and keep them from being locked up

March 18, 2021

JACKSON, Miss.-- Governor Tate Reeves has chosen to allow Senate Bill 2282 to become law without his signature. It raises the minimum age for secure detention of juveniles from 10 to 12 years old. The SPLC Action Fund supports...

Federal

SPLC Action to Congress: Pass the Immigration Bills Today to Ensure a Future with Dignity for Millions Tomorrow

March 18, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives is voting on two bills today that would create a pathway to citizenship for millions of people who have called the United States home for years or decades. Voters across the...

Alabama

Amendments to Senate Bill 10 Add Insult to Injury for Alabama's Youth, Parents, Doctors and Schools

March 16, 2021

Today, the Alabama House Health Committee approved Senate Bill 10, which seeks to deny gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. The following statement is from Scott McCoy, SPLC interim deputy director, LGBTQ Rights...

Alabama

House Bill 445 is a threat to free speech and local government control

March 16, 2021

Montgomery, Ala.-- Earlier today the Alabama House Judiciary Committee passed House Bill 445. If passed the bill would criminalize First Amendment rights to free speech and assembly while preempting the authority of local...

Action Alert

Jackson needs a long-term water solution: HB1496

March 12, 2021

Action Alert

We can end policing for profit in Alabama

March 12, 2021

Federal

SPLC Action: Line Speed Limits Critical to Essential Worker Safety

March 11, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) today reintroduced the Safe Line Speeds During COVID-19 Act, legislation that would ban the increase of poultry and...

Federal

American Rescue Plan Provides Hope and Vaccines for People Who Need it Most

March 11, 2021

WASHINGTON -- President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan today. It will distribute $1.9 trillion in disaster relief and stimulus to the American people, with funding set aside for vaccine distribution, extended unemployment...

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SPLC Action Fund Condemns Alabama House Bill 391 as Transphobic by Ostracizing Kindergarten to 12th Graders from Sports

House Bill 445 is a threat to free speech and local government control

Senate Bill 2282 will treat kids like kids and keep them from being locked up

SPLC Action to Congress: Pass the Immigration Bills Today to Ensure a Future with Dignity for Millions Tomorrow

Amendments to Senate Bill 10 Add Insult to Injury for Alabama's Youth, Parents, Doctors and Schools

House Bill 445 is a threat to free speech and local government control

Jackson needs a long-term water solution: HB1496

We can end policing for profit in Alabama

SPLC Action: Line Speed Limits Critical to Essential Worker Safety

American Rescue Plan Provides Hope and Vaccines for People Who Need it Most

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