Summary of 2020 Regular Session Transportation Legislation
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2020 House Bills
| BILL NAME | STATUS | COMMITTEE | SPONSOR | SUMMARY |
| HB10 | 1st Reading | House Financial Services | Nordgren | Requires disclosure of portion of finance charge received by car dealer from financial institution |
| HB11 | 1st Reading | House Ways and Means Education | Lipscomb | Creates an income tax credit for in-state automobile manufacturers and in-state aviation manufacturers equal to the cost of purchase for tires manufactured in Alabama |
| HB16; Cash Edwin Jordan Act | 1st Reading | House Children and Senior Advocacy | Wood (R) | To decrease hot car deaths, requires day care centers to call parents of children that have not arrived by 9:30 AM |
| HB19 | 1st Reading | House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure | Pringle | Would 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 Govenor. The Commission will appoint the director of ALDOT. |
| HB25 | 1st Reading | House Judiciary | Stadthagen | Increases the crime of attempting to elude a law enforcement officer from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class C felony. |
| HB34 | 1st Reading in Senate | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Stadthagen | Provides for the removal of a person operating a motor vehicle and for the impoundment of the vehicle if the person has not procured a drivers’ license as required under Section 32-6-1 |
| HB36 | 2nd Reading | House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure | Brown (C) | Makes it the crime of unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure when operating an unmanned aircraft system, or drone, to conduct surveillence of, gather evidence or collect information about a critical infrastructure |
| HB46 | 1st Reading in Senate | House Health | Hollis | Prohibits the smoking of tobacco products and vape or vaping in a motor vehicle when a child aged 14 years or under is present in the vehicle |
| HB55 | 1st Reading | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Hall | Requires the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to include information on how to respond to law enforcement stops in the Alabama Driver’s Manual and other licensing examination materials |
| HB63 | 1st Reading | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Pringle | Requires a person to complete a motorcycle riders course in addition to the current requirement of completing a written motorcycle test in order to obtain a Class M license to operate a motorcycle |
| HB74 | 2nd Reading | House Safety and Homeland Security | Brown (K) | Would prohibit a person from using or physically holding a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle, subject to certain exemptions |
| HB106 | 1st Reading in Senate | House State Government | Ledbetter | Would provide that a manufacturer of motor vehicles who has a manufacturing, constructing, or assembling plant in AL may make an application to the department for authority to issue temporary license plates and temporary registration certificates |
| HB124 | 1st Reading | House County and Municipal Government | Sorrell | Would prohibit the use of automated enforcement systems and would repeal all local laws authorizing the use of automated traffic enforcement for red light or speeding violations |
| HB133 | 1st Reading | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Sorrell | Would prohibit the transporting of animals in a flatbed truck while traveling on a public highway subject to exceptions |
| HB136 | 2nd Reading | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Mooney | Would prevent the current requirement from lapsing that a person charged with driving under the influence and approved for any pretrial diversion program is required to install an approved ignition interlock device for a minimum of 6 months |
| HB160 | 1st Reading | House Judiciary | Hill | Would provide for the elimination of driver’s license suspension under certain circumstances including minor in possession of alcohol, failure to pay child support, and failure to appear in court. |
| HB180 | 1st Reading in Senate | House State Government | McMillan | Would 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 |
| HB210 | 1st Reading | House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure | Hanes | Would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama to prohibit any toll from being fixed, charged, or collected for the construction, renovation, or use of a public road, bridge, tunnel, or interstate jighway, unless approved by a vote of the qualified electors in the county where the tolled project will be constructed, renovated, or used |
| HB244 | 3rd Reading | House State Government | Wood (R) | Would provide a licensed motor vehicle wholesale auction the ability to purchase up to 25 auction transit license plates to transport vehicles to and from auction in lieu of temporary 7 day auction transit plates. Would also require a licensed motor vehicle wholesale auction to obtain a supplemental license for each additional location and would require the purchase of blanket motor vehicle liability insurance coverage on vehicles by the auction |
| HB247 | 1st Reading | House Urban and Rural Development | Shedd | Would increase the examination fee for an original driver’s license/permit from $5 to $10 and would increase the fee for a copy of a person’s driving record from $5.75 to $15 |
| HB273 | 1st Reading in Senate | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Gray | Would provide for the operation of electric bicycles in Alabama |
| HB279 | 2nd Reading | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Pettus | Would prohibit a nonresident from operating a motor vehicle in the State of Alabama unless the nonresident maintains insurance requirements of the state in which the vehicle is registered |
| HB284 | 2nd Reading | House Judiciary | Shaver | Would provide that if a person is convicted of boating under the influence, the person’s boating license and driver’s license will be suspended and if a person is convicted of driving under the influence, a person’s driver’s license and boating license will be suspended |
| HB305 | 1st Reading | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Coleman | Would require county and municipal police departments and the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to adopt written policies to prohibit racial profiling; would require the adoption of formas to be used for statistics of traffic stops; and would provide for the reporting and collection of data on injuries to state and local law enforcement officers |
| HB316 | Enacted | House Jefferson County Legislation | Treadway | Would provide that in Class 1 municipalities, in addition to law enforcement officers, parking enforcement officers and traffic enforcement officers who are not required to be certified by the Alabama Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission may cause a motor vehicle to be towed under certain conditions |
| HB328 | 1st Reading | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Sells | Would prohibit the use of a photographic speeding enforcement system or automated speed enforcement system within a reduced speed school zone while the school for which the school zone is designated is not in session |
| HB356 | 1st Reading | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Sorrell | Would prohibit individuals from transporting cats or dogs in a flatbed truck while traveling on a public highway. Subject to exceptions. |
| HB361 | 1st Reading | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Lovvorn | Would 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 |
| HB383 | 2nd Reading | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Greer | Would further provide for violations in construction speed zones to include all moving violations committed in the zone while workers are present |
| HB409 | 2nd Reading | House County and Municipal Government | McMillan | Would 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 |
| HB410 | 1st Reading | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Faulkner | Would expand the reduced speed school zone to every public and private school in the state |
| HB416 | 1st Reading | House Economic Development and Tourism | Rafferty | Would permit food trucks a license to sell alcoholic beverages for public consumption in Class 1 municipalities, Sec. 28-3A-17.1 added. |
| HB422 | 1st Reading | House Judiciary | Coleman | Human trafficking, crimes and penalties further provided, Secs. 13A-6-151, 13A-6-152, 13A-6-157.1, 13A-6-170, 13A-12-122, 15-27-5 am’d. |
| HB431 | 1st Reading | House Local Legislation | Oliver | Tallapoosa Co., Willow Point Estates, platted subdivisions, local laws authorized to establish road maint. districts, referendums, assessments for road maint, const. amend. |
| HB432 | 1st Reading | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Mooney | Lodging establishments, human trafficking training for employees required, posting of signs at establishments, enforcement by Attorney General, civil fines, limitation of liability for reporting and lodging establishments |
| HB451 | 1st Reading | House State Government | Easterbrook | Would authorize an individual with a disability or parent/legal guardian of an individual with a disability to receive special access or a disability access sticker to be placed on the license plate to enable the applicant to park the motor vehicle in an area reserved for handicapped parking |
| HB453 | 1st Reading | House County and Municipal Government | Meadows | Would require the county commission to allow an individual to renew his/her registration up to 90 days prior to the month assigned for renewal. Would also require the county commission give the option to renew a registration for a 2 year period |