# Alabama HB72: Crimes & offenses; smoking or vaping marijuana in motor vehicle when child is present prohibited, criminal penalties provided, notification of Department of Human Resources required, mandatory reporting if child smells of marijuana required

Alabama HB72, Crimes & offenses; smoking or vaping marijuana in motor vehicle when child is present prohibited, criminal penalties provided, notification of Department of Human Resources required, mandatory reporting if child smells of marijuana required, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Patrick Sellers (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-01-29 (Pending Committee Action in Second House) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB72
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Crimes & offenses; smoking or vaping marijuana in motor vehicle when child is present prohibited, criminal penalties provided, notification of Department of Human Resources required, mandatory reporting if child smells of marijuana required
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-01-29, Pending Committee Action in Second House
- Sponsor: Patrick Sellers (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Crimes & Offenses
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (256 yes, 3 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: Patrick Sellers (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 219 | pass | 92 | 0 | 8 |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 87 | 1 | 7 |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 220 | pass | 77 | 2 | 18 |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-01-29: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-29: Public Safety and Homeland Security Engrossed Substitute Offered (House)
- 2026-01-29: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 219 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 220 (House)
- 2026-01-29: Engrossed (House)
- 2026-01-29: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-01-29: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2026-01-21: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2026-01-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security (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/HB72-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB72-eng.pdf)

## Related bills

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- SB154: State employees, cost-of-living increase for fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 (enacted)
- SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require indigent candidates to submit documentation for fee exemption (enacted)
- HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for violations provided for (enacted)
- SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitation purposes prohibited; redaction of certain information relating to financial tr… (enacted)
- SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular (enacted)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB72-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB72-eng.pdf)

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- [SB165: Elections; municipal elections, to set qualification fee amounts, to require in…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB165-2026rs)
- [HB317: Firefighter distinctive license plate; fire chaplains included, penalty for vio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB317-2026rs)
- [SB272: Open Records; use of public records relating to schools for certain solicitatio…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB272-2026rs)
- [SB190: Sales Tax; to exempt Precision Ocular](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB190-2026rs)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB72-2026rs (as of 2026-10-16).