STATE BILLAL HB 78PASSED

Early childhood education; guidelines for limited screen time for children in certain licensed child-care facilities, certain preschools, and public kindergarten established, annual training requirement for teachers and certain staff members established, Department of Early Childhood Education, Department of Human Resources, and State Board of Education authorized to implement and enforce limited screen time requirements

State of Alabama

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Mar 4, 2026; 253 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

AL HB 78 · PassedMar 4

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Bill details

Last action: Enacted · Mar 4, 2026

Sponsor

JRJeana RossRepresentative · Republican · HD-027Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 4, 2026EnactedHouse

Feb 26, 2026Delivered to GovernorHouse

Feb 26, 2026Signature RequestedSenate

Feb 26, 2026EnrolledHouse

Feb 26, 2026Ready to EnrollHouse

Feb 26, 2026Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 657Senate

Show 16 earlier actions

Feb 26, 2026Third Reading in Second HouseSenate

Feb 5, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarSenate

Feb 4, 2026Reported Out of Committee Second HouseSenate

Jan 27, 2026Pending Senate Education PolicySenate

Jan 27, 2026Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education PolicySenate

Jan 27, 2026EngrossedHouse

Jan 27, 2026Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 169House

Jan 27, 2026Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 168 RBQ8DNM-1House

Jan 27, 2026Education Policy 1st Substitute Offered RBQ8DNM-1House

Jan 27, 2026Third Reading in House of OriginHouse

Jan 21, 2026Read for the Second Time and placed on the CalendarHouse

Jan 21, 2026Reported Out of Committee House of OriginHouse

Jan 21, 2026Education Policy 1st Substitute RBQ8DNM-1House

Jan 13, 2026Pending House Education PolicyHouse

Jan 13, 2026Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education PolicyHouse

Dec 2, 2025PrefiledHouse

Recorded votes

HBIR: Passed by House of OriginJan 27, 2026 · House · 100 yea · 1 nayPassed

Third Reading in House of OriginJan 27, 2026 · House · 100 yea · 1 nayPassed

Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 168 RBQ8DNM-1Jan 27, 2026 · House · 101 yea · 1 nayPassed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 169Jan 27, 2026 · House · 101 yea · 1 nayPassed

SBIR: Passed by Second HouseFeb 26, 2026 · Senate · 33 yea · 0 nayPassed

Third Reading in Second HouseFeb 26, 2026 · Senate · 33 yea · 0 nayPassed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 657Feb 26, 2026 · Senate · 33 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Children

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