Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 196: Public high schools, required to designate time and space for military recruiters to administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery to students on campus on a voluntary basis

In committee Last action January 13, 2026: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy

Plain-language summary

HB 196 is a bill introduced in the Alabama House on January 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Public high schools, required to designate time and space for military recruiters to administer the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery to students on campus on a voluntary basis. Primary sponsor: Matt Simpson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 13, 2026): Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Matt Simpson (Republican).