SB423 Alabama 2013 Session

Under existing law liability insurance is not required for a vessel operated on the waters of this state

This bill would require proof of liability insurance prior to registration and licensing of vessels operated on the waters of this state if the vessel is registered in this state

This bill would exempt vessels that are not powered by a motor

This bill would provide penalties for violations

This bill would provide for the administration and enforcement of this act

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment

To add a new Chapter 5A to Title 33, Code of Alabama 1975, to require proof of liability insurance prior to registration and licensing of vessels operated on the waters of this state if the vessel is registered in this state; to exempt vessels that are not powered by a motor; to provide penalties for violations; to provide for the administration and enforcement of this act; and in connection therewith to 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, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.