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SB265 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026
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Summary

Primary Sponsor
Gerald O. Dial
Gerald O. Dial
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Motor vehicle license plates and validation decals, Revenue Department authorized to contract with third party to print and deliver tags, Department of Corrections to receive same funds, Sec. 32-6-64.1 added
Summary

This bill lets the Department of Revenue hire a private company to print license plates and decals and sends money to the Department of Corrections to run its operations, with immediate effect.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes the Department of Revenue to contract with a private vendor to manufacture and distribute license plates and validation decals. It changes funding so that funds previously sent to the Department of Corrections for plates aren’t reduced except to cover material, production, and distribution costs that would have been incurred if DoC produced them, and those funds become continuously appropriated to DoC for its operations. It keeps the current issuance fee for plate issuance unchanged and repeals conflicting laws; the act becomes effective immediately after governor approval.

Who It Affects
  • Department of Revenue (DOR) - may contract with a third party to manufacture and distribute license plates and decals.
  • Department of Corrections (DoC) - receives funds for plate operations, with those funds continuously appropriated for DoC operations, subject to cost deductions for materials and production.
Key Provisions
  • Authorized the Department of Revenue to contract with a third party to manufacture and distribute license plates and validation decals.
  • Pre-existing distributions to the Department of Corrections for plates are not reduced except to cover the cost of materials, production, and distribution that would have been incurred if DoC produced the plates; those funds are continuously appropriated to DoC.
  • The distribution to DoC does not affect the issuance fee paid to probate judges or other plate issuance officials.
  • Repeals conflicting laws and makes the act effective immediately after governor approval.
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Subjects
Motor Vehicles

Bill Actions

H

Assigned Act No. 2014-287.

H

Signature Requested

S

Enrolled

H

Concurred in Second House Amendment

S

Dial motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1032

S

Concurrence Requested

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 971

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 969

H

DeMarco Amendment Offered

H

DeMarco motion to Table adopted Roll Call 968

H

Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment Offered

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

S

Engrossed

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 369

S

Dial motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 368

S

Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

February 13, 2014 Senate Passed
Yes 31
No 1
Absent 3

Motion to Adopt

March 20, 2014 House Passed
Yes 83
No 1
Abstained 2
Absent 18

DeMarco motion to Table

March 20, 2014 House Passed
Yes 85
Abstained 2
Absent 17

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

March 20, 2014 House Passed
Yes 76
No 21
Absent 7

Dial motion to Concur In and Adopt

March 21, 2014 Senate Passed
Yes 27
No 1
Absent 7

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature