HB592 Alabama 2012 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Motor Vehicles, license plates, number of years a license plate design would be valid prescribed by Commissioner of Revenue, Sec. 32-6-62 am'd
Description
<p class="bill_description"> 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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> 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.
</p>
Subjects
Motor Vehicles
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2012 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| 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 House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB592 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |