House of Representatives Bills

Jefferson County; street racing and exhibition driving, prohibited; civil penalties for violation, authorized; towing and impoundment procedure, provided

Relating to Jefferson County; to prohibit certain forms of street racing and exhibition driving; to authorize the county commission to assess civil penalties for violations; to authorize the towing and impoundment of a motor vehicle for a violation; to provide for the administration and enforcement procedures; and to provide adjudicative and appellate procedures.

Board of Pardons and Paroles, establishes the Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Replacement Fund, procedure for acquisition, maintenance and disposal of vehicles, civil penalties for violation.

Relating to state government; to establish the Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Replacement Fund of the Board of Pardons and Paroles; and to provide for the maintenance, lease, and purchase of motor vehicles.

Motor vehicle registration; distinctive plates for emergency medical response providers; distribution of fee from sales of distinctive plates

Relating to distinctive motor vehicle license plates; to amend Section 32-6-281, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide for the distribution of proceeds of sales of distinctive motor vehicle license plates to emergency medical services providers.

Driving under the influence, pretrial diversion program, ignition interlock devices required, provision requiring ignition interlock while in a diversion program required

Relating to persons charged with driving under the influence; to amend Section 32-5A-191, Code of Alabama 1975, effective July 1, 2023, to continue the requirement that a person charged with driving under the influence and who enters a pretrial diversion program or similar program be required to install an ignition interlock device on his or her vehicle for six months or the duration of the program, whichever is greater; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Calhoun County, created a new motor vehicle registration fee and provided for the distribution of the funds

Relating to Calhoun County, to create and provide for the distribution of an additional motor vehicle registration fee of two dollars; and to create a new fund for the proceeds of the fee.

Motor vehicle registrations; distinctive license plate for brain cancer research.

Relating to motor vehicle registration and distinctive motor vehicle license plates; to authorize the issuance of a distinctive motor vehicle license plate to benefit brain cancer research.

Crimes & Offenses, prohibited an individual from loitering on a public roadway or in the right-of-way of a public roadway, and provided for criminal penalties

Relating to crimes and offenses; to prohibit an individual from loitering on a public roadway or in the right-of-way of a public roadway; to remove the prohibition on a pedestrian soliciting employment, business, or contributions or distributing articles on a highway; to provide criminal penalties for violations; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama 2022.

Driver license suspensions, to provide for the elimination of the suspension of an individual's driver license or driving privilege in certain circumstances, and to provide retroactive effect.

Relating to driver license suspensions; to provide for the suspension of an individual's driver license or driving privilege in certain circumstances.

County and local government; building codes; prohibitions on adoption or enforcement of requirement to install certain latent features in residential structures, provided.

Relating to county and local government; to provide prohibitions on the adoption or enforcement of certain building codes requiring the installation of certain latent, non-operable features in a residential structure.

Motor vehicles; speed contests and exhibitions of speed, prohibited; criminal penalties, provided

Relating to motor vehicles; to prohibit certain motor vehicle speed contests, motor vehicle exhibitions of speed, and motor vehicle sideshows; to provide criminal penalties for a violation; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Industrial access roads, public corporation construction of public roads, access roads for entry to industrial facilities not a taking of public property.

Relating to use of industrial access roads and bridges; to amend Section 23-6-9, Code of Alabama 1975, to exclude certain industrial access roads constructed by certain public corporations from the public highway and street system of the state; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Taxation, certain aircraft exempt from ad valorem taxation

Relating to exemptions from ad valorem taxation; to amend Section 40-9-1, as last amended by Act 2022-199 of the 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975; to exempt certain aircraft from ad valorem taxation.

Port Incentives, expanded

Relating to port credits; to amend Section 40-18-403, Code of Alabama 1975, to expand tax incentives for businesses and enterprises who increase their cargo volume through Alabama public ports

Highways; relocation of utility facilities by order of Director of Transportation, further provided

Relating to highways; to amend Section 23-1-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the relocation of utilities; and to further provide for the reimbursement process for various expenses associated with the relocation.

Motor Vehicles, smoking in motor vehicle when child present prohibited, criminal penalties provided

Relating to crimes and offenses; to prohibit smoking or vaping in a motor vehicle when a child is present; to provide penalties; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 890, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.

Lamar County, mail fee for motor vehicle registration and business license renewal, probate judge

Relating to Lamar County; to authorize the Judge of Probate of Lamar County to set and collect a mail fee for the renewal of motor vehicle license registrations and business licenses by mail or through the Internet.

Relating to sales tax, revising the sales tax exemption for certain aircraft parts.

Relating to sales tax; to amend Section 40-23-4, as amended by Acts 2022-291, 2022-293, and 2022-373, 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the sales tax exemption for certain aircraft parts, components, and systems; to remove the provisions regarding military and transport aircraft; and to remove the provision that aircraft must be registered in another state.

Vessels, operation of vessels, further provided; various boater safety laws, penalty for violation reclassified as boating violations;

Relating to vessels; to establish the classification of boating violation as a recognized criminal offense classification and to reclassify various criminal offenses as boating violations and further provide for criminal penalties; to further provide for the requirement to report certain boating accidents; to further provide for the general operational and equipment requirements of a vessel; to further provide for vessel horsepower requirements and the use of engine cut-off switches; to establish the uniform electronic boating traffic ticket and provide for its issuance; to amend Sections 12-12-50, 12-12-51, 12-12-52, 12-12-55, and 12-19-179, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide the district court with jurisdiction over boating violations and further provide for the court costs and fees for boating violations; to amend Section 41-27-6, Code of Alabama 1975, to rename the Marine Police Division within the Department of Public Safety to the Marine Patrol Division; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; to repeal Sections 33-5-22.1, 33-5-29, 33-5-33, and 33-5-78, Code of Alabama 1975; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Drivers license and nondriver identification card; waived fee for veterans

Relating to motor vehicle licenses; to amend Section 32-6-4.3 and Sections 32-6-6, 32-6-6.1, 32-6-15, and 32-6-21, as last amended by Act 2022-300, 2022 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, to eliminate all fees associated with the issuance of a driver license or nondriver identification card to qualified disabled veterans of the United States Armed Forces.

Motor vehicle registration; military distinctive license plate available to active, retired, or honorably discharged members of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Space Force for $3

Relating to motor vehicle registration; to amend Section 32-6-650, Code of Alabama 1975; to add the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Space Force to the list of service branches for which a military distinctive license plate is available; and to repeal Section 32-6-640, Code of Alabama 1975.

Driving under the influence, installation of an ignition interlock device in pretrial diversion cases.

Relating to driving under the influence and the requirements for the installation of an ignition interlock device by a person charged with driving under the influence and approved for a pretrial diversion program; to repeal Section 2 of Act 2018-517 of the 2018 Regular Session, now appearing as Section 32-5A-191 of the Code of Alabama 1975, effective July 1, 2023, which would delete provisions requiring the installation of ignition interlock by a person charged with driving under the influence and approved for a pretrial diversion program; and to amend Section 4 of Act 2018-517 of the 2018 Regular Session to conform to this act.

Commercial drivers, ALEA required to issue hazardous materials endorsement to drivers holding a valid federal Transportation Worker Identification Credential

Relating to commercial driver licenses; to require the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to issue a Hazardous Materials Endorsement in certain circumstances.

Driver licenses, to further provide for minimum time for foreign national license

Relating to driver licenses; to amend Section 32-6-10.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to reduce the minimum time period certain Alabama licenses may be issued to a foreign national; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Vessels; placement of navigational markers on waters of this state, provided

Relating to vessels and navigation; to provide for the placement of a uniform system of navigational markers on the waters of this state; to amend Section 33-5-4, Code of Alabama 1975, to require the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to provide general oversight and maintenance of permitted navigational markers on the waters of this state; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Motor vehicles; restrictions on use of handheld wireless telecommunications devices while operating a motor vehicle, provided; criminal penalties, further provided; exemptions, provided; distribution of funds, provided

Relating to motor vehicles; to amend Sections 32-5A-350, 32-5A-351, and 32-5A-352, Code of Alabama 1975, and to add Sections 32-5A-350.1 and 32-5A-353 to 32-5A-359, inclusive, to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide prohibitions on the use of a wireless telecommunications device while operating a motor vehicle, with exceptions; to further provide criminal penalties; to provide exemptions; to distribute a portion of any fines collected to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs for the purchase of devices to enable substantially hands-free voice-based communications in a motor vehicle and to provide the devices to certain low-income families in the state; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

State Transportation Commission, establish to operate the Department of Transportation

Relating to the Department of Transportation; to establish the State Transportation Commission; to provide for the members, duties, responsibilities, and compensation and expenses of the commission; to prohibit a person serving on the State Transportation Commission from benefiting by entering employment with or contracting with companies that do business with the Department of Transportation while he or she serves on the commission or for a period of two years thereafter; to provide for the appointment and duties of the Director of the Department of Transportation; and for this purpose to amend Sections 23-1-21 and 23-1-21.2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the appointment and authority of the Director of the Department of Transportation.

Relating to the Department of Transportation; to establish the State Transportation Commission; to provide for the members, duties, responsibilities, and compensation and expenses of the commission; to prohibit a person serving on the State Transportation Commission from benefiting by entering employment with or contracting with companies that do business with the Department of Transportation while he or she serves on the commission or for a period of two years thereafter; to provide for the appointment and duties of the Director of the Department of Transportation; and for this purpose to amend Sections 23-1-21 and 23-1-21.2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the appointment and authority of the Director of the Department of Transportation.

Relating to motor vehicles and traffic; to amend Sections 11-49-4, 32-5A-173, and 32-5A-176, Code of Alabama 1975; to prohibit a municipality from setting speed limits on county-maintained streets within its corporate limits; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.

Motor vehicle licenses and registrations; to add additional exemptions for military

Relating to motor vehicle driver licenses and registrations; to amend Section 40-12-244, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for an exemption from the license tax and registration fee levied on motor vehicles, to include all active duty, retired, and honorably discharged members of the United States Armed Forces; and to provide an exemption from any drivers license or nondriver identification card fees to certain individuals.

Driving under the influence, installation of an ignition interlock device in pretrial diversion cases.

Relating to driving under the influence and the requirements for the installation of an ignition interlock device by a person charged with driving under the influence and approved for a pretrial diversion program; to repeal Section 2 of Act 2018-517 of the 2018 Regular Session, now appearing as Section 32-5A-191 of the Code of Alabama 1975, effective July 1, 2023, which would delete provisions requiring the installation of ignition interlock by a person charged with driving under the influence and approved for a pretrial diversion program; and to amend Section 4 of Act 2018-517 of the 2018 Regular Session to conform to this act.