SB75 Alabama 2013 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2013
Title
Motor vehicles, motorcycles, Class M motorcycle license including restricted license to operate a motor-driven cycle, issuance by Public Safety Department, knowledge test required under certain conditions, Secs. 32-5A-240, 32-12-22 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a person age 16 or
older may operate a motorcycle and a person age 14
or older may operate a motor-driven cycle. A
motor-driven cycle is defined as a motorcycle which
is smaller in weight and power</p><p class="bill_description">
The Department of Public Safety issues Class
M motorcycle licenses and Class M motorcycle
licenses restricted to the operation of a
motor-driven cycle and issues Class M motorcycle
endorsements on driver's licenses for the operation
of motorcycles</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require a person who on the
effective date of the act does not have a Class M
motorcycle license or endorsement on his or her
license to take and pass a motorcycle knowledge
test given by the Department of Public Safety in
order to have a motorcycle endorsement displayed on
his or her driver's license or to obtain a Class M
motorcycle license, including a Class M motorcycle
license restricted to a motor-driven cycle</p><p class="bill_description">
The bill would also provide that the
provisions of the graduated driver's license law
restricting the operation of a motor vehicle by a
person age 16 or 17 and its provision for
exceptions and suspensions of licenses would under
certain conditions apply to persons under age 18
operating a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 32-5A-240 and 32-12-22 of the Code
of Alabama 1975, relating to motorcycles and motor-driven
cycles, to further provide for the issuance of Class M
motorcycle licenses, including Class M motorcycle licenses
with a motor-driven cycle restriction, and Class M
endorsements on driver's licenses; and to require a knowledge
test under certain conditions.
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Subjects
Motor Vehicles
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2013 | H | Public Safety and Homeland Security first Substitute Offered |
| March 20, 2013 | H | Pending third reading on day 16 Favorable from Public Safety and Homeland Security with 1 substitute |
| March 20, 2013 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| February 21, 2013 | H | Referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
| February 21, 2013 | H | Read for the first time |
| February 21, 2013 | S | Engrossed |
| February 21, 2013 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 127 |
| February 21, 2013 | S | McGill motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 126 |
| February 21, 2013 | S | McGill Amendment Offered |
| February 21, 2013 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 14, 2013 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 5, 2013 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB75 Alabama 2013 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB75 Alabama 2013 Session - Engrossed |