PassedPassed on 2026-03-04
Bill · Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · HB 78
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
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Introduced 2026-01-13Summary
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Sponsors
- Jeana Ross Republican sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Recorded votes
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yeas | Nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | Upper house roll 1646382 | SBIR: Passed by Second House | passed | 33 | 0 |
| 2026-02-26 | Upper house roll 1646383 | Third Reading in Second House | passed | 33 | 0 |
| 2026-02-26 | Upper house roll 1646384 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 657 | passed | 33 | 0 |
| 2026-01-27 | Lower house roll 1617673 | HBIR: Passed by House of Origin | passed | 100 | 1 |
| 2026-01-27 | Lower house roll 1617676 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 169 | passed | 101 | 1 |
| 2026-01-27 | Lower house roll 1617674 | Third Reading in House of Origin | passed | 100 | 1 |
| 2026-01-27 | Lower house roll 1617675 | Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 168 RBQ8DNM-1 | passed | 101 | 1 |
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | Lower house | Enacted | unclassified |
| 2026-03-04 | Lower house | Enacted | unclassified |
| 2026-03-04 | enact | ||
| 2026-03-04 | enact | ||
| 2026-02-26 | Lower house | Delivered to Governor | unclassified |
| 2026-02-26 | Upper house | Signature Requested | unclassified |
| 2026-02-26 | Lower house | Enrolled | unclassified |
| 2026-02-26 | Lower house | Ready to Enroll | unclassified |
| 2026-02-26 | Lower house | Ready to Enroll | unclassified |
| 2026-02-26 | Upper house | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 657 | unclassified |
| 2026-02-26 | Upper house | Third Reading in Second House | unclassified |
| 2026-02-26 | sent to executive | ||
| 2026-02-05 | Upper house | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar | unclassified |
| 2026-02-04 | Upper house | Reported Out of Committee Second House | unclassified |
| 2026-02-04 | report | ||
| 2026-01-27 | Upper house | Pending Senate Education Policy | unclassified |
| 2026-01-27 | Upper house | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy | unclassified |
| 2026-01-27 | Lower house | Engrossed | unclassified |
| 2026-01-27 | Lower house | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 169 | unclassified |
| 2026-01-27 | Lower house | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 168 RBQ8DNM-1 | unclassified |
| 2026-01-27 | Lower house | Education Policy 1st Substitute Offered RBQ8DNM-1 | unclassified |
| 2026-01-27 | Lower house | Third Reading in House of Origin | unclassified |
| 2026-01-27 | refer | ||
| 2026-01-27 | floor pass | ||
| 2026-01-21 | Lower house | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar | unclassified |
| 2026-01-21 | Lower house | Reported Out of Committee House of Origin | unclassified |
| 2026-01-21 | Lower house | Education Policy 1st Substitute RBQ8DNM-1 | unclassified |
| 2026-01-21 | report | ||
| 2026-01-13 | Lower house | Pending House Education Policy | unclassified |
| 2026-01-13 | Lower house | Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy | unclassified |
| 2026-01-13 | refer | ||
| 2026-01-13 | introduce | ||
| 2025-12-02 | Lower house | Prefiled | unclassified |