2020 State Senate Transportation Legislation

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BILL NAMESTATUSCOMMITTEESPONSORSUMMARY
SB32nd ReadingSenate Governmental AffairsElliottLimit expenditure of GOMESA funds to the coastal political subdivisions
SB41st ReadingSenate Finance and Taxation EducationElliottEstablish income tax credit for tolls paid at certain toll roads
SB71st Reading in HouseSenate Local LegislationWhatleyPermits a municipal or circuit court of Lee County to order the use of an ignition interlock device
SB111st ReadingSenate JudiciaryWhatleyRequires each handicap placard to contain the photo of the individual with a disability to whom the placard is issued
SB45Carried OverSenate Transportation and EnergyWardMakes it the crime of unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure when operating an unmanned aircraft system, or drone, to conduct surveillance of, gather evidence or collect information about a critical infrastructure (Substitute offers alternative definition of “person”
SB672nd Reading in HouseSenate Governmental AffairsHolleyWould prohibit any person from leaving a domestic animal unattended in a motor vehicle in a manner that would create an unreasonable risk of injury or harm to the animal. Would provide criminal immunity to a person who rescues an animal from an unattended vehicle. Would provide civil and criminal immunity to a public safety official who rescues an animal from an unattended vehicle.
SB711st Reading in HouseSenate Education PolicyWardWould provide that the reduced speed school zone is established for every public and private school in Alabama
SB752nd ReadingSenate JudiciaryWardWould prohibit the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency from suspending a person’s driver’s license for failure to pay a fine associated with certain traffic offenses if the court determines the driver to be indigent.
SB1121st Reading in HouseSenate Governmental AffairsFiguresWould authorize the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue to temporarily waive the requirements associated with the International Fuel Tax Agreement and the International Registration Plan during a declared state of emergency
SB1131st Reading in HouseSenate Transportation and EnergyOrrWould require the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to establish a method for a person to designate voluntarily on a driver’s license or non-driver ID that the person has a disability, including a cognitive, mental, neurological, or physical disability
SB1411st ReadingSenate Transportation and EnergyElliottWould amend the appointment process for the director of ALDOT by creating a State Transportation Commission composed of 5 members with 1 coming from each ADLOT region who are appointed by the Governor. The Commission will appoint the director of ALDOT.
SB1511st ReadingSenate Transportation and EnergyElliottWould require ALDOT to complete an economic impact study related to new toll roads, bridges or tunnels, prior to the construction and prior to the public hearing.
SB1521st ReadingSenate Transportation and EnergyElliottWould propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama that would require a referendum before a proposed toll may be fixed, charged, or collected for the construction or use of a public road, bridge, or tunnel project on an existing interstate highway.
SB185Carried OverSenate JudiciaryOrrWould provide that a chemical test may be used to determine whether a person was driving under the influence and would provide for additional persons who would be allowed to withdraw blood for a chemical test of a person’s blood
SB1921st ReadingSenate Governmental AffairsStuttsWould authorize a volunteer firefighter vehicle to be equipped with red flashing lights and would authorize the driver of a volunteer firefighter vehicle to disregard certain traffic laws while responding to an emergency
SB2161st ReadingSenate Finance and Taxation EducationWhatleyWould exempt sales and use tax for the purchase of construction materials for the construction of a highway, road, or bridge when the contract is for a governmental entity which is tax exempt
SB2171st ReadingSenate Finance and Taxation EducationWhatleyWould require a municipal or county that levies a motor fuel tax to use the proceeds for road and bridge construction and maintenance with certain exceptions
SB2291st ReadingSenate Transportation and EnergyAllenWould further provide for the operation of automated commercial motor vehicles and commercial motor vehicles with teleoperation systems. Would also require routes that a vehicle uses to be approved by ALDOT
SB2592nd ReadingSenate Governmental AffairsScofieldWould prohibit a public works contract or subcontract for roads and bridges from containing a provision requiring a party to indemnify another entity for damages caused by the conduct of the other party
SB2622nd ReadingSenate Transportation and EnergyAllenWould further provide for violations in construction speed zones to include all moving violations committed in the zone while workers are present
SB2841st ReadingSenate Finance and Taxation EducationOrrAircrafts. Revenue Dept., required to centrally value and assess certain aircrafts
SB287EnactedSenate Local LegislationChamblissTallapoosa Co., Willow Point Estates, platted subdivisions, local laws authorized to establish road maint. districts, referendums, assessments for road maint, const. amend.
SB2891st ReadingSenate JudiciaryWardCorrections Dept., inmates being released, application for non-driver identification authorized, Sec. 14-10-1 am’d
SB2951st ReadingSenate Finance and Taxation EducationGivhanAirport authorities, sales and use tax exemption, issuance of certificate of exemptions by Revenue Dept., Secs. 40-9-14.1, 40-9-60 am’d.
SB3031st ReadingSenate JudiciaryAllenMotor vehicles, school and church buses, special stops required when approaching, criminal penalties for violations, further penalties for causing death or bodily injury, Sec. 32-5A-154 am’d.
SB3071st ReadingSenate Governmental AffairsAllenBicycles, to allow a person riding a bicycle to treat a stop sign as a yield sign, Sec. 32-5A-267 added; Sec. 32-5A-260 am’d.
SB3101st ReadingSenate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic DevelopmentFiguresState Port Authority, allow director to appoint up to eleven employees at executive level, to exempt from disclosure certain terms of certain contracts, Secs. 33-1-3, 33-1-12.1, 33-1-39 am’d.
SB3151st ReadingSenate Finance and Taxation General FundOrrWould provide a reduced additional annual license tax and registration fee for electric low speed vehicles