Hearing
House Commerce and Small Business Hearing
Room 418 at 15:00:00
SB186 Alabama 2025 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
SB186 Alabama 2025 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
2025 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Clyde Chambliss SenatorRepublican - Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Title
- Consumer protection; filter requirements on Internet enabled devices, penalties for violation
- Description
This bill would require manufacturers of certain Internet-enabled devices, including smartphones and tablets, to require that devices manufactured on or after January 1, 2027, contain a filter that is enabled during the activation of the device if the user is a minor, and only allow a user with a password to deactivate or reactivate the filter.
This bill would provide that a manufacturer of a device in violation of this act is subject to civil liability and provide for penalties.
- Subjects
- Consumer Protection
Bill Actions
S
Enacted
S
Enacted
H
Signature Requested
S
Delivered to Governor
S
Enrolled
S
Ready to Enroll
S
Chambliss Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 905
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 1099
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 1098 11XNSZZ-1
H
Commerce and Small Business Engrossed Substitute Offered 11XNSZZ-1
H
Third Reading in Second House
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee Second House from House Commerce and Small Business 11XNSZZ-1
H
Commerce and Small Business 1st Amendment I3N49WW-1
H
Pending House Commerce and Small Business
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Commerce and Small Business
S
Engrossed
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 745
S
Chambliss motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 744 MSTZ31H-1
S
Petition to Cease Debate - Adopted Roll Call 743
S
Chambliss 1st Substitute Offered MSTZ31H-1
S
Third Reading in House of Origin
S
Carried Over
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
S
Pending Senate Children and Youth Health
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Children and Youth Health
Calendar
Hearing
Senate Children and Youth Health Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 08:30:00
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 745
Yes
28
No
5
Absent
1
Chambliss motion to Adopt - Roll Call 744 MSTZ31H-1
Yes
28
No
4
Absent
2
Petition to Cease Debate - Roll Call 743
Yes
27
No
6
Absent
1
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
28
No
5
Absent
1
SBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
28
No
5
Absent
1
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 1099
Yes
103
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 1098 11XNSZZ-1
Yes
102
Absent
1
Third Reading in Second House
Yes
102
Absent
1
HBIR: Passed by Second House
Yes
102
Absent
1
Chambliss Concur In and Adopt - Roll Call 905
Yes
30
Absent
4
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
SB186 Alabama 2025 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB186 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced
Bill Text (Enrolled)
SB186 Alabama 2025 Session - Enrolled
Amendment
Senate Chambliss motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 744
Amendment
House Commerce and Small Business Reported Out of Committee Second House
Amendment
House Commerce and Small Business Commerce and Small Business 1st Amendment
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by Second Chamber Committee
Source: Alabama Legislature