Hearing
House Public Safety and Homeland Security Hearing
Room 206 at 10:00:00
HB18 Alabama 2025 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
HB18 Alabama 2025 Session
House Bill
In Committee
Current Status
2025 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Ronald Bolton RepresentativeRepublican - Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Title
- Motor vehicles, child passenger restraint systems, use further provided
- Description
Under existing law, children are required to use child passenger restraint systems based on their age and weight. Specifically, children are required to use rear facing car seats until at least one year of age or 20 pounds; are required to use front facing convertible seats until at least five years of age or 40 pounds; and are required to use booster seats until at least six years of age.
This bill would revise the weight and age ranges for determining the appropriate child restraint system and would increase penalties associated with a violation.
- Subjects
- Motor Vehicles & Traffic
Bill Actions
H
Currently Indefinitely Postponed
H
Motion to Adopt BIR- Failed
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Public Safety and Homeland Security 5VL2KM3-1
H
Public Safety and Homeland Security 1st Amendment 2JXENKI-1
H
Pending House Public Safety and Homeland Security
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
H
Prefiled
Calendar
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Adopt BIR- Failed
Yes
38
No
46
Abstained
11
Absent
9
Documents
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB18 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced
Amendment
House Public Safety and Homeland Security Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Amendment
House Public Safety and Homeland Security Public Safety and Homeland Security 1st Amendment
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Source: Alabama Legislature