# Alabama HB189: Juvenile proceedings; court required to notify local superintendent of education or private K-12 school principal of charging or adjudicating an enrolled student delinquent for committing certain criminal offenses

Alabama HB189, Juvenile proceedings; court required to notify local superintendent of education or private K-12 school principal of charging or adjudicating an enrolled student delinquent for committing certain criminal offenses, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alan Baker (Republican); status enacted, last action 2026-03-31 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB189
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Juvenile proceedings; court required to notify local superintendent of education or private K-12 school principal of charging or adjudicating an enrolled student delinquent for committing certain criminal offenses
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-03-31, Enacted
- Sponsor: Alan Baker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Criminal Procedure
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 5 (379 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Schools get juvenile notices with privacy rules: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2026, Alabama juvenile courts must notify schools about certain charges or findings that a child committed an offense. This applies to children believed to attend a public or private K–12 school. Written notice is required within seven days for capital offenses, murder, first-d…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alan Baker (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-10 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 104 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 792 | pass | 35 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 103 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 390 | pass | 102 | 2 | 1 |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-03-31: Enacted (House)
- 2026-03-11: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-10: Third Reading in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 792 (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2026-03-10: Third Reading in Second House (House)
- 2026-03-10: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-02-25: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-02-12: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 390 (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-28: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2026-01-13: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB189-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB189-enr.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB189-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB189-enr.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB189-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).