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IntroducedJan 13, 2026
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Passed HouseJan 29, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Alabama House Bill
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 (Judiciary (Senate))
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jan 29, 2026: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 72
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 87
- Phillip Pettus
- Parker Moore
- Danny Crawford
- Andy Whitt
- Terri Collins
- Scott Stadthagen
- Tim Wadsworth
- Tracy Estes
- Jamie Kiel
- Laura Hall
- Rex Reynolds
- Ritchie Whorton
- Nathaniel Ledbetter
- Phillip Rigsby
- Craig Lipscomb
- Barbara Boyd
- David Standridge
- Steve Hurst
- Randy Wood
- Bob Fincher
- Ginny Shaver
- Corley Ellis
- Arnold Mooney
- David Faulkner
- Jim Carns
- Jim Hill
- Allen Treadaway
- Anthony Daniels
- Brett Easterbrook
- Alan Baker
- Prince Chestnut
- Kelvin Lawrence
- Reed Ingram
- Chris Blackshear
- Ed Oliver
- Pebblin W. Warren
- Berry Forte
- Paul W. Lee
- Jeff Sorrells
- Chris Sells
- Rhett Marques
- Steve Clouse
- Matt Simpson
- Adline Clarke
- Sam Jones
- Chris Pringle
- Shane Stringer
- Barbara Drummond
- Margie Wilcox
- Chip Brown
- Ivan Smith
- Russell Bedsole
- Ben Robbins
- Kenneth Paschal
- Marilyn Lands
- Ben Harrison
- James Lomax
- Mark Shirey
- Leigh Hulsey
- Mike Kirkland
- Brock Colvin
- Mack Butler
- Mark Gidley
- Chad Robertson
- Susan DuBose
- Mike Shaw
- Patrick Sellers
- Ron Bolton
- Bill Lamb
- Donna Givens
- Curtis Travis
- Phillip Ensler
- Rick Rehm
- Jerry Starnes
- Marcus Paramore
- Matthew Hammett
- Jennifer Fidler
- Frances Holk-Jones
- Kerry (Bubba) Underwood
- Troy Stubbs
- Ernie Yarbrough
- Bryan Brinyark
- Jeana Ross
- Heath Allbright
- Norman Crow
- Cindy Myrex
- Gregory Barnes
NO: 1
ABSTAIN: 7
NOT VOTING: 9
YES: 77
- Phillip Pettus
- Parker Moore
- Danny Crawford
- Andy Whitt
- Terri Collins
- Scott Stadthagen
- Tracy Estes
- Jamie Kiel
- Laura Hall
- Rex Reynolds
- Nathaniel Ledbetter
- Phillip Rigsby
- Craig Lipscomb
- Barbara Boyd
- David Standridge
- Steve Hurst
- Randy Wood
- Bob Fincher
- Ginny Shaver
- Corley Ellis
- Arnold Mooney
- Danny Garrett
- David Faulkner
- Jim Carns
- Jim Hill
- Allen Treadaway
- Brett Easterbrook
- Alan Baker
- Reed Ingram
- Joe Lovvorn
- Chris Blackshear
- Ed Oliver
- Pebblin W. Warren
- Berry Forte
- Paul W. Lee
- Jeff Sorrells
- Chris Sells
- Rhett Marques
- Steve Clouse
- Matt Simpson
- Chris Pringle
- Shane Stringer
- Margie Wilcox
- Chip Brown
- Ivan Smith
- Russell Bedsole
- Ben Robbins
- Ben Harrison
- James Lomax
- Mark Shirey
- Leigh Hulsey
- Mike Kirkland
- Brock Colvin
- Mack Butler
- Mark Gidley
- Chad Robertson
- Susan DuBose
- Mike Shaw
- Ron Bolton
- Bill Lamb
- Donna Givens
- Curtis Travis
- Rick Rehm
- Jerry Starnes
- Marcus Paramore
- Matthew Hammett
- Jennifer Fidler
- Frances Holk-Jones
- Kerry (Bubba) Underwood
- Troy Stubbs
- Ernie Yarbrough
- Bryan Brinyark
- Jeana Ross
- Heath Allbright
- Norman Crow
- Cindy Myrex
- Gregory Barnes
NO: 2
ABSTAIN: 18
NOT VOTING: 7
YES: 92
- Phillip Pettus
- Parker Moore
- Danny Crawford
- Andy Whitt
- Terri Collins
- Scott Stadthagen
- Tim Wadsworth
- Tracy Estes
- Jamie Kiel
- Laura Hall
- Rex Reynolds
- Ritchie Whorton
- Nathaniel Ledbetter
- Phillip Rigsby
- Craig Lipscomb
- Barbara Boyd
- David Standridge
- Steve Hurst
- Randy Wood
- Bob Fincher
- Ginny Shaver
- Corley Ellis
- Arnold Mooney
- Danny Garrett
- David Faulkner
- Jim Carns
- Jim Hill
- Allen Treadaway
- Anthony Daniels
- Brett Easterbrook
- Alan Baker
- Prince Chestnut
- Thomas Jackson
- Chris England
- Reed Ingram
- Joe Lovvorn
- Chris Blackshear
- Ed Oliver
- Pebblin W. Warren
- Berry Forte
- Paul W. Lee
- Jeff Sorrells
- Chris Sells
- Rhett Marques
- Steve Clouse
- Matt Simpson
- Adline Clarke
- Sam Jones
- Chris Pringle
- Shane Stringer
- Barbara Drummond
- Margie Wilcox
- Chip Brown
- Ivan Smith
- Russell Bedsole
- Ben Robbins
- Kenneth Paschal
- Marilyn Lands
- Ben Harrison
- James Lomax
- Mark Shirey
- Leigh Hulsey
- Mike Kirkland
- Brock Colvin
- Mack Butler
- Mark Gidley
- Chad Robertson
- Susan DuBose
- Mike Shaw
- Ontario Tillman
- Patrick Sellers
- Ron Bolton
- Bill Lamb
- Donna Givens
- Curtis Travis
- Phillip Ensler
- Rick Rehm
- Jerry Starnes
- Marcus Paramore
- Matthew Hammett
- Jennifer Fidler
- Frances Holk-Jones
- Kerry (Bubba) Underwood
- Troy Stubbs
- Ernie Yarbrough
- Travis Hendrix
- Bryan Brinyark
- Jeana Ross
- Heath Allbright
- Norman Crow
- Cindy Myrex
- Gregory Barnes
NO: 0
ABSTAIN: 8
YES: 87
- Phillip Pettus
- Parker Moore
- Danny Crawford
- Andy Whitt
- Terri Collins
- Scott Stadthagen
- Tim Wadsworth
- Tracy Estes
- Jamie Kiel
- Laura Hall
- Rex Reynolds
- Ritchie Whorton
- Nathaniel Ledbetter
- Phillip Rigsby
- Craig Lipscomb
- Barbara Boyd
- David Standridge
- Steve Hurst
- Randy Wood
- Bob Fincher
- Ginny Shaver
- Corley Ellis
- Arnold Mooney
- David Faulkner
- Jim Carns
- Jim Hill
- Allen Treadaway
- Anthony Daniels
- Brett Easterbrook
- Alan Baker
- Prince Chestnut
- Kelvin Lawrence
- Reed Ingram
- Chris Blackshear
- Ed Oliver
- Pebblin W. Warren
- Berry Forte
- Paul W. Lee
- Jeff Sorrells
- Chris Sells
- Rhett Marques
- Steve Clouse
- Matt Simpson
- Adline Clarke
- Sam Jones
- Chris Pringle
- Shane Stringer
- Barbara Drummond
- Margie Wilcox
- Chip Brown
- Ivan Smith
- Russell Bedsole
- Ben Robbins
- Kenneth Paschal
- Marilyn Lands
- Ben Harrison
- James Lomax
- Mark Shirey
- Leigh Hulsey
- Mike Kirkland
- Brock Colvin
- Mack Butler
- Mark Gidley
- Chad Robertson
- Susan DuBose
- Mike Shaw
- Patrick Sellers
- Ron Bolton
- Bill Lamb
- Donna Givens
- Curtis Travis
- Phillip Ensler
- Rick Rehm
- Jerry Starnes
- Marcus Paramore
- Matthew Hammett
- Jennifer Fidler
- Frances Holk-Jones
- Kerry (Bubba) Underwood
- Troy Stubbs
- Ernie Yarbrough
- Bryan Brinyark
- Jeana Ross
- Heath Allbright
- Norman Crow
- Cindy Myrex
- Gregory Barnes
NO: 1
ABSTAIN: 7
NOT VOTING: 9
Actions
- Jan 29, 2026 | Senate
- Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
- Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
- Jan 29, 2026 | House
- BIR95 for HB72, Passed by House of Origin
- Third Reading in House of Origin
- Public Safety and Homeland Security Engrossed Substitute Offered YME8B2N-1 (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 219 YME8B2N-1
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 220
- Engrossed
- Jan 21, 2026 | House
- Reported Out of Committee House of Origin YME8B2N-1 (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
- Jan 13, 2026 | House
- Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
- Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Public Safety and Homeland Security)

