SB321 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jimmy Holley
Republican
Co-Sponsor: Gerald O. Dial
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Motor Vehicle, distinctive license tag, fees, portion deposited in Penny Trust Fund deposited in Senior Services Trust Fund, Sec. 32-6-68 am'd
Summary: SB321 redirects the $5 portion of the extra $50 distinctive license plate fee from the Penny Trust Fund to the Senior Services Trust Fund.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, the bill keeps the overall $50 plate fee but moves the $5 portion to the Senior Services Trust Fund. The other parts of the fee distribution (2.5% commission, $1.50 to the Department of Corrections, $1 to the Department of Revenue, and the remainder to the sponsoring organization per oversight rules) stay the same. The change affects how senior services are funded without altering the total amount collected.

Who It Affects
Senior citizens and programs funded by the Senior Services Trust Fund, who would receive more money from the redirected $5 portion.
Motorists who purchase distinctive license plates and the organizations that receive the remaining shares, who will see the $5 portion redirected to senior services while other allocations remain unchanged.

Key Provisions
The $5 state share from the distinctive license plate fee will be deposited into the Senior Services Trust Fund instead of the Penny Trust Fund.
The remaining portions of the $50 fee (2.5% commission, $1.50 manufacturing costs to the Department of Corrections, $1 to the Department of Revenue, and the balance to the sponsoring organization per oversight committee terms) remain governed by existing distribution rules.

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Subjects: Motor Vehicles