# Alabama HB166: Public K-12 schools, cell phone policy and Internet/social media safety

Alabama HB166, Public K-12 schools, cell phone policy and Internet/social media safety, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Leigh Hulsey (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-14 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB166
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Public K-12 schools, cell phone policy and Internet/social media safety
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-05-14, Enacted
- Sponsor: Leigh Hulsey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (384 yes, 55 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Leigh Hulsey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Alan Baker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Faulkner (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Susan DuBose (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Terri Collins (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1010 | pass | 30 | 2 |   |
| 2025-05-07 | Senate | Elliott motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 1009 | fail | 9 | 23 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 81 | 7 | 8 |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 629 | pass | 79 | 15 | 9 |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 628 | pass | 99 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 627 | pass | 86 | 8 | 5 |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-14: Enacted (House)
- 2025-05-07: Elliott 1st Amendment Offered (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Elliott motion to Adopt - Lost Roll Call 1009 (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1010 (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2025-05-07: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-05-07: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2025-05-07: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-04-03: Education Policy 1st Substitute Offered (House)
- 2025-04-03: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 627 (House)
- 2025-04-03: Sellers 1st Amendment Offered (House)
- 2025-04-03: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 628 (House)
- 2025-04-03: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 629 (House)
- 2025-04-03: Engrossed (House)
- 2025-03-05: Carried Over (House)
- 2025-02-27: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-26: Education Policy 1st Substitute (House)
- 2025-02-26: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy (House)
- 2025-02-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB166-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB166-eng.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB166-enr.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted)
- SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted)
- SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted)
- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
- HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted)
- HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB166-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB166-eng.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB166-enr.pdf)

## Related
- [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs)
- [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs)
- [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs)
- [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs)
- [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs)
- [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB166-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).