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SB409 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jul 25, 2021
SB409 Alabama 2012 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2012
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Tom Whatley
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
County commission, forestry operations, use of roads, regulation by, procedures, Sec. 23-1-80.1 added
Description

Under existing law, the county commission of a county has general superintendence of public roads.

This bill would specify that a county commission may adopt a uniform notice requirement for timber owners prior to utilizing county roads in conjunction with their timber harvesting operations. The failure to comply with the notice requirement would be punishable by a civil fine for each violation. The bill would prohibit any other notice, permit, license, or security to use public roads in the county with respect to timber owners.

Subjects
County Commissions

Bill Actions

Delivered to Governor at 10:15 a.m. on April 19, 2012

Assigned Act No. 2012-257.

Signature Requested

Enrolled

Passed Second House

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 886

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 Commerce and Small Business

Engrossed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 538

Whatley motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 537

Whatley Amendment Offered

Whatley motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 536

Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry first Substitute Offered

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 11, 2012 Senate Passed
Yes 32
Absent 3

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 18, 2012 House Passed
Yes 82
Abstained 2
Absent 21

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature