Bill Sponsor
Alabama House Bill 78
Session 2026rs
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
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Feb 26, 2026
Sponsor
First Action
Dec 2, 2025
Latest Action
Feb 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
78
State
Alabama
Session
2026rs
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Primary
02/26/2026
Senate
Third Reading in Second House
02/26/2026
Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 657
02/26/2026
House
Ready to Enroll
02/26/2026
House
Ready to Enroll
02/26/2026
House
Enrolled
02/26/2026
Senate
Signature Requested
02/26/2026
House
Delivered to Governor
02/05/2026
Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Education Policy)
02/04/2026
Senate
Reported Out of Committee Second House
01/27/2026
House
Third Reading in House of Origin
01/27/2026
House
Education Policy 1st Substitute Offered (Education Policy)
01/27/2026
House
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 168
01/27/2026
House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 169
01/27/2026
House
Engrossed
01/27/2026
Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy
01/27/2026
Senate
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Education Policy)
01/21/2026
House
Education Policy 1st Substitute (Education Policy)
01/21/2026
House
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
01/21/2026
House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Education Policy)
01/13/2026
House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy
01/13/2026
House
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Education Policy)
12/02/2025
House
Filed
Sources
Record Created
Dec 7, 2025 10:30:22 PM
Record Updated
Mar 1, 2026 11:42:14 PM