2026
16 AprHB 329Education; public K-12 schools, completion of approved computer science course requiredBill · Adds AI to content standards or frameworks · Creates an AI course or graduation requirementBecame law
Adds emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, to Alabama's statutory definition of computer science and requires public school students, beginning with the graduating class of 2032, to earn at least one credit in a department-approved computer science course or a course with embedded computer science skills. The credit can count toward mathematics, science, career and technical education, or elective requirements without raising the total credits needed to graduate.
Provisions
- Section 1, amending Code of Alabama 1975 §16-46B-1(2)Expands the statutory definition of computer science to include emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, which approved computer science courses meeting the graduation requirement must cover.
- Section 1, amending Code of Alabama 1975 §16-46B-7(c)(1)Requires students graduating in 2032 and later to earn at least one credit in an approved computer science course or a course with embedded computer science skills.
Latest action: 16 Apr 2026 — Enacted
- Record ID
- us-al-2026-hb-329
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 22 Jan 2026
- Enacted
- 16 Apr 2026
- Session law
- Act 2026-507
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- ai-literacy, curriculum-standards, workforce
9 AprHB 238Appropriations from Education Trust Fund for the support, maintenance, and development of public education for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027Bill · Appropriates funding, creates a grant program, or sets grant prioritiesBecame law
Appropriates Education Trust Fund money for fiscal year 2027, including $1,000,000 to the Alabama Community College System for Cyber Technology and AI Expansion and $2,000,000 for AI-Ready Classrooms under the Advanced Innovation Grant Program in the State Department of Education's Financial Assistance Program.
Provisions
- Section 3, Community College System Board of Trustees, item (z)Allocates $1,000,000 to the Alabama Community College System for Cyber Technology and AI Expansion.
- Section 3, Financial Assistance Program, item (5)a.Allocates $2,000,000 for AI-Ready Classrooms under the Advanced Innovation Grant Program.
Latest action: 9 Apr 2026 — Enacted
- Record ID
- us-al-2026-hb-238
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 14 Jan 2026
- Enacted
- 9 Apr 2026
- Level
- K-12, Higher ed
- Topics
- funding
14 JanSB 141Appropriations from Education Trust Fund for the support, maintenance, and development of public education for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027Bill · Appropriates funding, creates a grant program, or sets grant prioritiesDid not pass
Appropriates Education Trust Fund money for fiscal year 2027, including $1,000,000 to the Alabama Community College System for Cyber Technology and AI Expansion.
Provisions
- Section 3, Community College System Board of Trustees, item (z)Allocates $1,000,000 to the Alabama Community College System for Cyber Technology and AI Expansion.
Latest action: 14 Jan 2026 — Pending Senate Finance and Taxation Education
- Record ID
- us-al-2026-sb-141
- Session
- 2026
- Introduced
- 14 Jan 2026
- Level
- Higher ed
- Topics
- funding
2025
1 MayHB 332Education, public K-12 schools, completion of approved computer science course requiredBill · 2025 sessionDid not pass
Would have added emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, to Alabama's statutory definition of computer science and required public school students, beginning with the graduating class of 2031, to earn a computer science credit to graduate. It passed the House but was not taken up for a final Senate vote before the 2025 regular session ended; a similar bill, HB 329, was enacted in 2026.
Latest action: 1 May 2025 — Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Record ID
- us-al-2025-hb-332
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- 25 Feb 2025
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- ai-literacy, curriculum-standards
2024
7 MaySB 109Crimes & Offenses, raises maximum age for offenses involving minors & sexually explicit conduct, authorizes punitive damages for victims of those offenses, directs Board of Education to require policies related to those offensesBill · Requires districts or institutions to adopt an AI policy · Addresses deepfakes involving students or staffDid not pass
Revises Alabama child sexual abuse material offenses, including artificially generated material, and creates a civil cause of action. Directs the State Board of Education to require each local board of education to adopt and distribute a student discipline and education policy that prohibits private, explicit, or pornographic images generated with artificial intelligence.
Provisions
- Section 5(1)Local boards of education must adopt a written policy on student discipline and education related to private images and child sexual abuse material.
- Section 5(2)The local policy must prohibit private, explicit, or pornographic images generated with AI.
Latest action: 7 May 2024 — Currently Indefinitely Postponed
- Record ID
- us-al-2024-sb-109
- Session
- 2024
- Introduced
- 15 Feb 2024
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- local-policy-requirement, synthetic-media
24 AprHB 168Crimes & Offenses, raises max. age for offenses involving obscene materials with depictions of children, authorizes punitive damages for victims of those offenses, and directs Board of Ed. to require policies related to those offensesBill · Requires districts or institutions to adopt an AI policy · Addresses deepfakes involving students or staffBecame law
Revises Alabama child sexual abuse material offenses, including artificially generated material, and creates a civil cause of action. Directs the State Board of Education to require each local board of education to adopt and distribute a student discipline and education policy that prohibits private, explicit, or pornographic images generated with artificial intelligence.
Provisions
- Section 7(1)Local boards of education must adopt a written policy on student discipline and education related to private images and child sexual abuse material.
- Section 7(2)The local policy must prohibit private, explicit, or pornographic images generated with AI.
Latest action: 24 Apr 2024 — Enacted
- Record ID
- us-al-2024-hb-168
- Session
- 2024
- Introduced
- 14 Feb 2024
- Enacted
- 24 Apr 2024
- Level
- K-12
- Topics
- local-policy-requirement, synthetic-media
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LegislationGuidance and policyExecutive order
| Record | Requires AI literacy instruction | Adds AI to content standards or frameworks | Creates an AI course or graduation requirement | Requires districts or institutions to adopt an AI policy | Directs an agency to issue guidance or a model policy | Requires or funds educator AI professional development | Adds AI to educator preparation or licensure | Restricts AI vendors' use of student data | Prohibits AI from replacing licensed educators | Limits or bans AI tools in instruction | Sets academic integrity rules for AI use | Regulates AI in grading, testing, or proctoring | Sets procurement or vetting standards for AI tools | Addresses deepfakes involving students or staff | Protections for minors using AI chatbots | Creates a task force, council, or study | Appropriates funding, creates a grant program, or sets grant priorities | Creates an AI workforce, pathway, or credential program | Regulates AI in admissions decisions | Requires disclosure of AI use to students or families | Requires bias review or equitable access | Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 329 Education; public K-12 schools, completion of approved computer science course required | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 238 Appropriations from Education Trust Fund for the support, maintenance, and development of public education for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SB 141 Appropriations from Education Trust Fund for the support, maintenance, and development of public education for fiscal year ending September 30, 2027 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SB 109 Crimes & Offenses, raises maximum age for offenses involving minors & sexually explicit conduct, authorizes punitive damages for victims of those offenses, directs Board of Education to require policies related to those offenses | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HB 168 Crimes & Offenses, raises max. age for offenses involving obscene materials with depictions of children, authorizes punitive damages for victims of those offenses, and directs Board of Ed. to require policies related to those offenses | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Records with this provision |
| Date | Record | Action (as recorded) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | HB 329 | Enacted |
| 9 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Enacted |
| 9 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Enacted |
| 8 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Enrolled |
| 8 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Signature Requested |
| 7 Apr 2026 | HB 329 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1171 |
| 7 Apr 2026 | HB 329 | Delivered to Governor |
| 7 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Garrett Motion to Concur In and Adopt Senate Amendment - Adopted Roll Call 1246 |
| 7 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Ready to Enroll |
| 2 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Third Reading in Second House |
| 2 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute Offered I3TGU6Z-1 |
| 2 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Orr motion to Table - Adopted Voice Vote I3TGU6Z-1 |
| 2 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Orr 2nd Substitute Offered RBPXJNM-1 |
| 2 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1105 RBPXJNM-1 |
| 2 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Orr 1st Amendment Offered MSNAYHH-1 |
| 2 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Orr motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1106 MSNAYHH-1 |
| 2 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1107 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Finance and Taxation Education 1st Substitute I3TGU6Z-1 |
| 1 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Reported Out of Committee Second House |
| 1 Apr 2026 | HB 238 | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| 12 Mar 2026 | HB 238 | Third Reading in House of Origin |
| 12 Mar 2026 | HB 238 | Ways and Means Education Engrossed Substitute Offered XD4M57Z-1 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | HB 238 | Garrett motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 875 XD4M57Z-1 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | HB 238 | Garrett 1st Substitute Offered TBTIT99-1 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | HB 238 | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 876 TBTIT99-1 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | HB 238 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 877 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | HB 238 | Engrossed |
| 12 Mar 2026 | HB 238 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education |
| 12 Mar 2026 | HB 238 | Pending Senate Finance and Taxation Education |
| 11 Mar 2026 | HB 238 | Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Ways and Means Education XD4M57Z-1 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | HB 238 | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| 25 Feb 2026 | HB 329 | Reported Out of Committee Second House; Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| 17 Feb 2026 | HB 329 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy |
| 12 Feb 2026 | HB 329 | Education Policy Engrossed Substitute Offered; Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 410 |
| 12 Feb 2026 | HB 329 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 411 |
| 5 Feb 2026 | HB 329 | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| 4 Feb 2026 | HB 329 | Reported Out of Committee House of Origin |
| 22 Jan 2026 | HB 329 | Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy |
| 14 Jan 2026 | HB 238 | Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means Education |
| 14 Jan 2026 | HB 238 | Pending House Ways and Means Education |
| 14 Jan 2026 | SB 141 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation Education |
| 14 Jan 2026 | SB 141 | Pending Senate Finance and Taxation Education |
| 1 May 2025 | HB 332 | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| 30 Apr 2025 | HB 332 | Reported Out of Committee Second House |
| 3 Apr 2025 | HB 332 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy |
| 1 Apr 2025 | HB 332 | Education Policy Engrossed Substitute Offered; Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 585 |
| 1 Apr 2025 | HB 332 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 586 |
| 19 Mar 2025 | HB 332 | Reported Out of Committee House of Origin; Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| 25 Feb 2025 | HB 332 | Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy |
| 7 May 2024 | SB 109 | Currently Indefinitely Postponed |
| 24 Apr 2024 | HB 168 | Enacted |
| 24 Apr 2024 | HB 168 | Enacted |
| 16 Apr 2024 | HB 168 | Delivered to Governor |
| 16 Apr 2024 | HB 168 | Signature Requested |
| 11 Apr 2024 | HB 168 | Third Reading in Second House |
| 11 Apr 2024 | HB 168 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 497 |
| 11 Apr 2024 | HB 168 | Ready to Enroll |
| 11 Apr 2024 | HB 168 | Ready to Enroll |
| 11 Apr 2024 | HB 168 | Enrolled |
| 11 Apr 2024 | HB 168 | Enrolled |
| 6 Mar 2024 | HB 168 | Reported Out of Committee Second House |
| 6 Mar 2024 | HB 168 | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| 28 Feb 2024 | SB 109 | Reported Out of Committee House of Origin |
| 28 Feb 2024 | SB 109 | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| 28 Feb 2024 | SB 109 | Committee Substitute Adopted MV74H1H-1 |
| 27 Feb 2024 | HB 168 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary |
| 27 Feb 2024 | HB 168 | Pending Senate Judiciary |
| 22 Feb 2024 | HB 168 | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| 22 Feb 2024 | HB 168 | Third Reading in House of Origin |
| 22 Feb 2024 | HB 168 | JUDY Substitute Offered LRVFAWW-1 |
| 22 Feb 2024 | HB 168 | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 109 LRVFAWW-1 |
| 22 Feb 2024 | HB 168 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 110 |
| 22 Feb 2024 | HB 168 | Engrossed |
| 21 Feb 2024 | HB 168 | Reported Out of Committee House of Origin |
| 21 Feb 2024 | HB 168 | Committee Substitute Adopted LRVFAWW-1 |
| 20 Feb 2024 | SB 109 | Reported Out of Committee House of Origin |
| 20 Feb 2024 | SB 109 | Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar |
| 20 Feb 2024 | SB 109 | Pending Senate Judiciary |
| 15 Feb 2024 | SB 109 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
| 15 Feb 2024 | SB 109 | Pending Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development |
| 14 Feb 2024 | HB 168 | Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary |
| 14 Feb 2024 | HB 168 | Pending House Judiciary |
| Body | Type | ID | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Legislature | Legislature | us-al-legislature | 6 |
| Alabama Commission on Higher Education | Higher-ed agency | us-al-higher-ed-agency | 0 |
| Alabama Community College System | Higher-ed agency | us-al-higher-ed-agency-2 | 0 |
| Alabama State Department of Education | K-12 agency | us-al-k12-agency | 0 |
| Office of the Governor of Alabama | Governor's office | us-al-governor | 0 |
| University of Alabama System | University system | us-al-uas | 0 |
Jurisdiction
NameAlabama
Edictai IDus-al
OCD IDocd-division/country:us/state:al
FIPS code01
RegionSoutheast
Data as of18 Oct 2026
Records
Total6
Laws3
Bills pending0
Bills that did not pass3
Executive orders0
Provision types used5 of 21
Legislative sessions
SessionConvenedAdjourns
202613 Jan 20269 Apr 2026
20254 Feb 202514 May 2025
20246 Feb 202424 May 2024
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CitationEdictai (2026). Alabama [us-al]. AI policy in American education dataset, data as of 2026-10-18. CC BY 4.0.