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Alabama House approves SB79 defining sex-linked terms after heated debate over 10-minute calendar
Summary
The Alabama House voted 70-12 to pass Senate Bill 79, a measure that defines sex-linked terms in state law, following extended floor debate about a truncated 10-minute special-order calendar and a failed amendment to bar compulsory genital inspections and covert surveillance in single‑sex spaces.
The Alabama House of Representatives on the floor passed Senate Bill 79 on a 70-12 vote after a contentious debate about a 10-minute special-order calendar that limited floor discussion.
SB79, presented to the House by Representative Bose, aims to “define and codify the definitions of *** based words already in state code,” including terms such as man, woman, male, female, boy, girl, mother and father, the sponsor said during floor debate. ‘‘We have had 6 public hearings on this bill,’’ Representative Bose said, adding that the words ‘‘woman’’ and similar terms appear repeatedly in Alabama statutes and that the bill would provide “clarity, certainty, and uniformity in the courts and in the laws of Alabama.”
The bill’s passage followed a prolonged floor exchange over procedure: several members objected to the use of a compressed 10-minute special-order calendar that limited debate on bills scheduled for final passage. Representative Bracey…
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