Screen time limits for young children approved by Alabama House

By: Andrea Tinker

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 495

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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The Alabama House of Representatives Tuesday passed a bill that would prohibit excessive screen time for children up to five years old.

HB 78, sponsored by Rep. Jeana Ross, R-Guntersville, passed the chamber 101-1. Rep. Mary Moore, D-Birmingham, was the sole no vote.

“When I was in public schools and I wrote grants, I was maybe in the early 2000s I wanted every child to have an iPad,” Ross said Tuesday. “Well, we’ve learned …

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