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SB32 Alabama 2011 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021
SB32 Alabama 2011 Session
Senate Bill
In Second Chamber
Current Status
Regular Session 2011
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Session
Regular Session 2011
Title
Motor vehicles, handicapped parking placards and parking space signs, disability further defined, restricting access to public transportation prohibited, use of bollards authorized, municipality authorized to deputize persons for issuing tickets, Secs. 32-6-231, 32-6-233.1 am'd. (2011-20106)
Description

Existing law requires a person who uses handicapped parking to have a disability.

This bill would further require the person to have a physical disability that impedes mobility in order for a person to use handicapped parking.

Existing law provides for the issuance of removable windshield placards to individuals who are disabled.

This bill would authorize the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue to require the removable windshield placard to have printed on it a photograph of the person to whom the placard was issued.

This bill would authorize the commissioner to implement a fee for the cost of a photo placard.

This bill would prohibit parking a motor vehicle so as to restrict access to public transportation under certain conditions.

This bill would allow municipalities to deputize trained persons to issue parking tickets to persons who illegally park in a handicapped parking space.

This bill would authorize the use of bollards in the access aisle next to a handicapped parking space.

Subjects
Motor Vehicles

Bill Actions

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

Engrossed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 144

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 143

Judiciary first Substitute Offered

Third Reading Passed

Reported from Judiciary as Favorable with 1 substitute

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Adopt

March 30, 2011 Senate Passed
Yes 29
Abstained 1
Absent 5

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

March 30, 2011 Senate Passed
Yes 29
Abstained 1
Absent 5

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature