Summary of 2021 Regular Session Transportation Legislation
To learn more about how the Alabama Legislators impacted transportation policy, please read our summary.
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2021 Senate Bills
| BILL NAME | TOPIC | STATUS | COMMITTEE | SPONSOR | SUMMARY |
| SB2 | Traffic Safety | 2nd Reading in House | Senate Tourism & Energy | Orr | License plate scanners, limited use of on public highways by law enforcement agencies, confidentiality, destruction of information collected, criminal penalties |
| SB4 | Traffic Safety | Enrolled | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Allen | Motor vehicles, rules of the road, construction zone violations, further provided, Sec. 32-5A-176.1 am’d. |
| SB11 | Funding/Finance | Enrolled | House Ways and Means Education | Givhan | Airport authorities, sales and use tax exemption, issuance of certificate of exemptions by Revenue Dept., Secs. 40-9-14.1, 40-9-60 am’d. |
| SB25 | Insurance | Enacted | Senate Banking and Insurance | Shelnutt | Insurance Dept., expenses related to examination by Commissioner of Insurance, Vehicle Protection Products Act, fees deposited in Insurance Dept. Fund, expense related to exam by commissioner, Sec. 8-33-14 added. |
| SB28 | Licensing | 1st Reading in House | Senate Governmental Affairs | Jones | Motor vehicle dealers and motorcycle dealer, used vehicle license plates, combined total increased, Sec. 40-12-264 am’d. |
| SB76 | Broadband | Enacted | Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development | Orr | Wireless telecommunications, installation and deployment of small wireless facilities and associated poles, towers, and base stations on the public rights-of-way, authorized |
| SB91 | Traffic Safety | 1st Reading in House | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Smitherman | Traffic stops, racial profiling by law enforcement officers, prohibited, written policies, forms for statistics, and reports to Attorney General required, provision for complaints, reporting and collection of data on injuries to officers, required |
| SB99 | Contracts | 2nd Reading in Senate | Senate Finance & Taxation Education | Whatley | Sales and use tax, construction contracts for highways, roads, and bridges, Revenue Dept., issuance of exemption certificates if gov’t entity contracting is tax exempt, Sec. 40-9-14.1 am’d. |
| SB105 | Land Use | 2nd Reading in Senate | Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry | Whatley | Eminent domain, further provided to not include trails for biking or hiking, Sec. 18-1B-2 am’d. |
| SB112 | Licensing | Enacted | Senate Governmental Affairs | Orr | Motor vehicles, Revenue Dept., annual license tax and registration fee, low-speed electric vehicle |
| SB 113 | Traffic Safety | 2nd Reading in House | House Judiciary | Orr | Artificial intelligence, limit the use of facial recognition, to ensure artificial intelligence is not the only basis for arrest |
| SB114 | Funding/Finance | Passed by Senate | Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development | Butler | Taxation, registration fees and ad valorem taxes for utility trailers, exemptions provided for, Sec. 32-11-2 am’d. |
| SB125 | Funding/Finance | 1st Reading in Senate | Senate Finance & Taxation Education | Reed | Economic development, job credit and investment credit for approved projects sunset date extended, incentives for attraction of new and expanding business including rural areas, incentives for high-tech companies Growing Alabama Act, Income tax, tax credits for use of state’s port facilities, authorized, Secs. 40-18-370, 40-18-375, 40-18-376.3, 40-18-382, 40-18-383, 40-18-400, 40-18-403 am’d. |
| SB154 | Traffic Safety | 2nd Reading in Senate | Senate Tourism & Energy | Allen | Would repeal the Automated Commercial Vehicle and Teleoperations Act |
| SB156 | Licensing | 1st Reading in Senate | Senate Governmental Affairs | Allen | License plates, impose a one dollar fee on firefighter license plates, distribute fee to Alabama Joint Fire Council and the Alabama Fire College, Secs. 32-6-271, 32-6-280 am’d. |
| SB169 | State Agency Operations | Enacted | Senate Governmental Affairs | Figures | State Port Authority, allow director to appoint up to eleven employees at executive level, terms of certain contracts exempt from state laws limiting confidentiality, technical revision to code, Secs. 33-1-3, 33-1-39 am’d. |
| SB180 | Traffic Safety | Carried Over to Call of the Chair | Senate Judiciary | Whatley | Driving under the influence, ignition interlock devices, other alcohol monitoring device approved by the court, Secs. 32-5A-191, 32-5A-191.4 am’d. |
| SB187 | Licensing | 1st Reading in Senate | Senate Transportation and Energy | Allen | Disabled access parking placards and license plates, prohibits duplication, forgery, sale, or transfer to unentitled individual, criminal penalties, Sec. 32-6-233 am’d. |
| SB195 | Traffic Safety | Enrolled | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Givhan | Motor vehicles, driving offenses, administrative suspension periods revised for certain driving offenses, Secs. 32-5-192, 32-5A-195, 32-5A-304 am’d. |
| SB197 | Traffic Safety | Passed by Senate | House Judiciary | Whatley | Criminal procedure, traffic violations, required dismissal under certain conditions |
| SB198 | Licensing | Enacted | Senate Governmental Affairs | Chesteen | Motor vehicles, certificates of title, certain notarization requirements waived, collection of commissions, further provided, issuance of new certificates of title, further provided, Secs. 32-8-3, 32-8-7, 32-8-35, 32-8-43, 32-20-3, 32-20-5, 32-20-23, 32-20-29 am’d. |
| SB211 | Licensing | Enrolled | Senate Governmental Affairs | Orr | Off-road vehicles, all-terrain vehicles (ATV’s) and recreational off-road vehicles, registration with Ala. State Law Enforcement Agency, width and weight restrictions increased, Sec. 32-12A-1 am’d. |
| SB215 | Broadband | Enrolled | Senate Tourism | Marsh | Digital Expansion Authority, composition and duties, development of Statewide Connectivity Plan, Alabama University Research Alliance, created, Alabama Digital Finance Authority created, Connect Alabama Act of 2021 |
| SB220 | Contracts | Enrolled | Forwarded to Governor | Orr | Highway, roads, and bridges, contracts or subcontracts for public works, provisions requiring a party to indemnify another party for damages caused by the other party prohibited |
| SB232 | Traffic Safety | 2nd Reading in House | House Judiciary | Whatley | Motor vehicles, speeding violations, arrest or conviction not subject to jail time, Sec. 32-5A-179 added. |
| SB236 | Licensing | 2nd Reading in Senate | Senate Governmental Affairs | McClendon | License plates, require approval and oversight of by the Legislative Oversight Committee on License Plates, application fee, and provide for reissuance requirements, Sec. 32-6-64 am’d. |
| SB248 | Contracts | 2nd Reading in Senate | Senate Judiciary | Scofield | Highways, roads and bridges, contractors for construction and repairing, civil liability to third parties, performance according to plans and specifications of awarding authority including Dept. of Transportation, liability limited if work accepted by awarding authority, Secs. 6-5-701, 6-5-702, 6-5-703 am’d. |
| SB256 | Traffic Safety | 1st Reading in House | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Stutts | Motor vehicles, authorized volunteer firefighter vehicles, authorized to be equipped with emergency lights, certain operating privileges, provided, Sec. 32-5A-7.1 added. |
| SB258 | Traffic Safety | 2nd Reading in House | House Judiciary | Orr | Driver license, to provide additional circumstances in which an expert witness may give expert testimony, provide for add’l chemical tests that may be used to determine if a person was driving under the influence, to provide for who can draw blood, provide that a witness may provide testimony on the results of horizontal gaze nystagmus test, Secs. 12-21-160, 32-5-192, 32-5-200, 32-5A-194, 32-5A-300, 32-5A-301, 32-5A-302, 32-5A-303, 32-5A-304, 32-5A-306, 32-5A-307, 32-5A-308, 32-6-49.13 am’d. |
| SB273 | Funding/Finance | 1st Reading in Senate | Senate Transportation and Energy | Allen | Joint road improvement authorities, provide for method of incorporation, powers, duties, provide for reincorporation of certain existing road improvement commissions |
| SB281 | Funding/Finance | 2nd Reading in Senate | Senate Governmental Affairs | Shelnutt | Gasoline and motor fuel taxes, levied by muns. and counties, use restricted to road and bridge construction and maintenance, exceptions if pledged for bonds, special projects, or after approval by referendum |
| SB288 | Funding/Finance | 1st Reading in Senate | Senate Finance & Taxation General Fund | Shelnutt | Municipalities, business license tax on gross receipts, gross receipts not to include any other taxes on gasoline or motor fuels, Sec. 11-51-90.1 am’d. |
| SB290 | State Agency Operations | 2nd Reading in Senate | Senate Governmental Affairs | Albritton | Public contract, to provide prohibitions on the Governor and executive agencies of the state from entering into certain public contracts without approval by the Legislature, const. amend. |
| SB299 | Funding/Finance | 2nd Reading in House | House State Government | Orr | Aircrafts. Revenue Dept., required to centrally value and assess certain aircrafts |
| SB332 | Traffic Safety | Enrolled | House Public Safety and Homeland Security | Hatcher | Motor carriers, update references to the federal motor carrier safety regulation, Sec. 32-9A-2 am’d. |
| SB336 | Local Agency Operations | Passed by House | House Tuscaloosa County Legislation | Allen | Tuscaloosa Co., duties and operation of Tuscaloosa Co. Road Improvement Commission, further provided for, Act No. 56, 1953 Reg. Sess., am’d. |
| SB357 | Traffic Safety | 2nd Reading in Senate | Senate Governmental Affairs | Chambliss | Motorcycles, reflective protective headgear required, Sec. 32-5A-245 am’d. |
| SB398 | Traffic Safety | 1st Reading in Senate | Senate Judiciary | Shelnutt | Crimes and offenses, assault against a first responder, created, riot and inciting to riot, further provided, aggravated riot, and unlawful traffic interference, created, holding period after arrest, provided, penalties for defunding police, provided, Secs. 13A-11-3.1, 13A-11-5.1 added; Secs. 13A-6-21, 13A-11-1, 13A-11-3, 13A-11-4, 15-10-3 am’d. |