HB335 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ronald Grantland
Democrat
Co-Sponsors: Blaine Galliher John Robinson Jack Page Henry A. White Tommy Sherer Marcel Black Mike Curtis Tammy Irons Elaine Beech
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Motor vehicles, distinctive license tags, new categories for members and former members of U. S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines, established, fees, designs by Veterans' Affairs Department
Summary: HB335 creates branch-specific military license plates for active, retired, or honorably discharged members of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines, with a $3 initial issuance fee and five-year validity; plates are designed by Veterans Affairs and approved by Revenue.
What This Bill Does
The bill allows Alabama residents who are active or retired members or honorably discharged to apply for a military distinctive license plate by submitting appropriate military documents and paying regular registration fees plus a $3 initial issuance fee. The plate design is created by the Department of Veterans Affairs and must be approved by the Department of Revenue, and plates are issued and processed like other distinctive plates. The plate remains valid for five years and may be replaced with a conventional or new branch-specific plate, with a January 1 effective date after passage.

Who It Affects
Alabama residents who are active, retired, or honorably discharged members of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, Coast Guard, or Merchant Marines; they would be eligible to receive the branch-specific plate upon meeting documentation and fee requirements.
State agencies involved in licensing (Department of Revenue and issuing offices) and the Department of Veterans Affairs; they would design, approve, issue, and administer these plates and set related rules.

Key Provisions
Establishes new distinctive license plate categories for specified U.S. military branches and Merchant Marines.
Requires application with military identification (or equivalent documents) and payment of regular fees plus a $3 initial issuance fee for the badge plate.
Plates are valid for five years and may be replaced with a conventional or new branch-specific tag after that period.
Plates designed by the Department of Veterans Affairs and approved by the Department of Revenue; issued, printed, and processed like other distinctive plates.
The Department of Revenue may adopt rules to administer the section.
Effective January 1 following passage and governor’s approval.

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Subjects: Motor Vehicles