HB86 Alabama 2013 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Lynn Greer
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2013
Title: Motor vehicles, commercial, compliance with Federal rules, 49 CFR 385, 386, and 387 included in compliance and enforcement, Sec. 32-9A-2 am'd.
Summary: HB86 updates Alabama law to require compliance with federal motor carrier safety regulations and adds metal coil load securement and driver certification requirements, with enforcement and emergency/exemption provisions.
What This Bill Does
If enacted, commercial motor vehicle operators in Alabama would must follow specified federal safety regulations and meet load securement and certification requirements for metal coils. The Department of Public Safety would publish driver training standards and oversee certification. The bill also creates flexible enforcement options, including temporary hours-of-service exemptions for certain utility vehicles, potential waivers or suspensions, and defined intrastate exemptions, plus an agricultural planting/harvest seasonal exemption.

Who It Affects
Commercial motor carriers and drivers operating in Alabama – must comply with federal regulations, ensure metal coil load securement, and obtain required certification.
State law enforcement and Department of Public Safety personnel – must enforce the rules, conduct training, maintain certifications, and manage exemptions/waivers and related procedures.

Key Provisions
Amends Section 32-9A-2 to require compliance with specific U.S. Department of Transportation federal motor carrier safety regulations (49 C.F.R. parts 107, 171-180, 382-384, 387, 390-399) and future amendments.
Adds load securement requirements for metal coils under 49 C.F.R. §393.120, prohibits noncompliant loading, and requires operators handling metal coils to be certified in proper load securement on forms approved by the Department of Public Safety.
The Department of Public Safety must publish standards for driver training in proper load securement for metal coils and provide for driver certification.
Requires law enforcement officers enforcing this chapter to complete the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance basic course and receive annual in-service training on federal regulations, safety inspections, and related procedures; allows arrests or citations with reasonable cause for violations.
Establishes exemptions and flexible enforcement: (a) hours-of-service amendments may not apply to certain utility service vehicles until 2006, with potential earlier implementation if federal funding is at risk; (b) the department may suspend the effective date for up to three years for intrastate vehicles if federal funding is not at risk; (c) the department may enter emergency agreements for exemptions during emergencies; (d) the department may grant waivers or exemptions permitted under federal law, subject to funding and federal approval rules; (e) certain intrastate vehicles under 26,001 pounds (with exceptions for some passenger and hazardous materials vehicles) are exempt from applicable federal regulations; (f) a planting/harvest season exemption for hours-of-service under agricultural exemptions defined as April 1 to March 31.
Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and approval by the Governor.

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