HB621 would require proof of payment of the federal heavy vehicle excise tax before Alabama licensing authorities issue, renew, or transfer registrations for heavy motor vehicles, and it repeals an obsolete license expiration statute.
The bill requires proof that the federal heavy vehicle excise tax imposed under Title 26 §4481 has been paid on a heavy motor vehicle (33,000 pounds gross weight or more) before a license plate registration, renewal, or transfer is issued. It retains the 33,000-pound threshold for such actions and directs licensing officials to deny these actions unless proof is provided in the form prescribed by the U.S. Treasury. It also repeals an obsolete license expiration statute (40-12-267) and gives the Department of Revenue authority to adopt rules to administer these provisions, with the act taking effect immediately after passage.
Pending third reading on day 29 Favorable from Finance and Taxation General Fund
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Re-referred to Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund.
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1004
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
Source: Alabama Legislature