AL HB158

Establishes the Alabama Child Care Provider Inclusion Act to prohibit state discrimination against child care service providers who decline services conflicting with their sincerely held religious beliefs.

State may not refuse to license, renew licenses, or take adverse actions against child care providers based on their decline to provide services that conflict with religious beliefs.

If a provider declines to provide a child welfare service based on religious beliefs, that decision may not limit another provider's ability to offer those same services.

Providers injured by violations may obtain declaratory relief, injunctive relief, damages, and reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

Act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor or upon otherwise becoming law.