SB26 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Gerald O. Dial

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Tom Whatley

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Motor vehicles, farm tags for truck tractors, provision limiting a farmer to one farm tag for truck tractors deleted, Sec. 40-12-248 am'd.

Summary

SB26 would remove the limit that allows farmers to have only one farm-tag with a reduced license tax and registration for truck tractors, letting multiple farm tractors qualify.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 40-12-248 to delete the rule that a farmer may pay the reduced farm-tag rate for only one truck tractor. As a result, farmers who operate several truck tractors to transport farm products could use the reduced tax/registration rate on more than one tractor. Other tractors would be priced using the normal weight-based base and additional amounts; the change mainly affects how many tractors a farmer can apply the reduced rate to. The act becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the governor.

Who It Affects

• Farmers who own and operate more than one truck tractor for transporting farm products (potentially paying the reduced rate on multiple tractors).
• County probate judges/licensing officers and DMV-related offices that issue farm-tag registrations (they would implement the change for eligible farmers).

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 40-12-248 to remove the limitation that a farmer may pay the reduced annual license tax and registration fee for only one truck tractor.
• Allows farmers to apply the reduced farm-tag rate to additional truck tractors used to transport farm products, with eligibility still determined by weight-based fee schedules.
• Maintains the weight-based base and additional amount schedules for calculating fees and the related caps, but no longer restricts the reduced-rate applicability to a single tractor.
• Immediate effectiveness: the act becomes law immediately after legislative passage and governor approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Motor Vehicles