SB439 Alabama 2012 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, license plates for all vehicles except private passenger automobiles and pickup trucks with a gross vehicle weight under 12,000 pounds are valid for one year and are replaced at the end of the period. License plates for private passenger automobiles and pickup trucks with a gross vehicle weight under 12,000 pounds are valid for a period of five years and are replaced at the end of that period
This bill would delete the existing law and would authorize the Commissioner of Revenue to prescribe the number of years motor vehicle license plates designs would be valid, provided that the minimum period would be five years. This bill would allow license plates of the same design to continue to be used and not replaced. This bill would not apply to a license plate with a permanent design, such as a distinctive license plate
Relating to motor vehicle license plates; to amend Section 32-6-62, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that the Commissioner of Revenue may prescribe the number of years motor vehicle license plate designs would be valid.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2012 | Delivered to Governor at 4:00 p.m. on May 9, 2012 | |
| May 9, 2012 | Assigned Act No. 2012-416. | |
| May 9, 2012 | Enrolled | |
| May 9, 2012 | Signature Requested | |
| May 9, 2012 | Passed Second House | |
| May 9, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1377 | |
| May 9, 2012 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1376 | |
| May 9, 2012 | Henry Amendment Offered | |
| May 9, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| May 9, 2012 | Henry motion to Reconsider adopted Voice Vote | |
| May 9, 2012 | Henry filed the following Motion in Writing | |
| May 8, 2012 | Coleman intended to vote Yea | |
| May 8, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1355 | |
| May 8, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| May 2, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| April 19, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security | |
| April 19, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 706 | |
| April 19, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| April 5, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| March 22, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | SB439 Alabama 2012 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | SB439 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |