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Legislative Agenda

2022 Legislative Agenda

During the 2022 legislative session, the NASW-AL Legislative Committee worked diligently with social workers across the state as well as alongside partner organizations (such as Alabama Arise and Alabama Appleseed) on the following bills which align with social work values:

Bills we supported:

HB50 – Requires local Boards of Education to provide feminine hygiene products in women’s restrooms of certain schools at no cost to students.
HB200 & SB117 – Limits the debt-based suspension of driver’s licenses.
HB1 – Provides workplace protections against pregnancy discrimination.
HB28 – Prohibits practices regarding pregnant inmates and/or in immediate postpartum period.

Status of those bills at the end of session:

HB50 – enacted, 4/6/22
HB200 & SB117 – Passed in the Senate; House bill got stuck in Judiciary Committee, 3/17/22
HB1 – only introduced, 1/11/22
HB28 – only introduced, 1/11/22

2023 Legislative Agenda

The legislative agenda of NASW-AL’s Legislative Committee for the 2023 legislative session is still being formulated as bills are pre-filed and as we prepare for the session to begin. We welcome member input and engagement. Please contact the Legislative Committee Chair, Stephanie Manning (stephanie.manning96@gmail.com), if you have a particular legislative priority you are interested in discussing.