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
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
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Officially: “Early childhood education;” Read the full text
2026 regular session
What it does
This act is the Healthy Early Development and Screen Time Act. This act adds Article 4 to Chapter 24, Title 26, and Sections 16-40-15 and 38-7-7.1 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) require the Department of Early Childhood Education, State Department of Human Resources, and State Department of Education to collaboratively develop screen time guidelines for children under six years of age, screen time standards for early childhood education programs, and teacher and staff training on these sta
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Where it is
Enacted (latest official status) · Jan 13, 2026
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The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Ross
Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-04 · yeas 33, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-04 · yeas 33, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-04 · yeas 101, nays 1, abstains 1
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-04 · yeas 101, nays 1, abstains 1
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-04 · yeas 100, nays 1, abstains 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Alabama legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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