AL HB78 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on March 4 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-04 - Enacted
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on March 4 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-04 - Enacted
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
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
Title
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
Sponsors
| Rep. Jeana Ross [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-02-26 - Senate - Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 657 (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - Senate - Third Reading in Second House (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - Senate - SBIR: Passed by Second House (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - House - Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 169 (Y: 101 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - House - Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 168 RBQ8DNM-1 (Y: 101 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - House - Third Reading in House of Origin (Y: 100 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - House - HBIR: Passed by House of Origin (Y: 100 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - Senate - Third Reading in Second House (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-26 - Senate - SBIR: Passed by Second House (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - House - Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 169 (Y: 101 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - House - Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 168 RBQ8DNM-1 (Y: 101 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - House - Third Reading in House of Origin (Y: 100 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-01-27 - House - HBIR: Passed by House of Origin (Y: 100 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | House | Enacted |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Enacted |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Delivered to Governor |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Signature Requested |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Enrolled |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Ready to Enroll |
| 2026-02-26 | House | Ready to Enroll |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 657 |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Reported Out of Committee Second House |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Pending Senate Education Policy |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Engrossed |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 169 |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 168 RBQ8DNM-1 |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Education Policy 1st Substitute Offered RBQ8DNM-1 |
| 2026-01-27 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin |
| 2026-01-21 | House | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| 2026-01-21 | House | Reported Out of Committee House of Origin |
| 2026-01-21 | House | Education Policy 1st Substitute RBQ8DNM-1 |
| 2026-01-13 | House | Pending House Education Policy |
| 2026-01-13 | House | Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy |
| 2025-12-02 | House | Prefiled |
