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HB20 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026
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Summary

Primary Sponsor
Tommy Hanes
Tommy Hanes
Republican
Session
First Special Session 2015
Title
Driver's licenses, Stage II, 16 year olds, minimum of behind-the-wheel driving practice hours increased from 30 to 50 hours, Sec. 32-6-7.2 am'd.
Summary

HB20 raises the minimum behind-the-wheel hours for 16-year-olds seeking a Stage II license from 30 to 50 hours and allows a grandparent to sign verification forms with a parent’s or guardian’s consent.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the bill requires 16-year-old Stage II license applicants to complete at least 50 hours of behind-the-wheel practice. It adds grandparents, with a parent’s or guardian’s consent, to the people who can sign the verification form. Signers can be a parent, legal guardian, grandparent with consent, or a licensed/certified driving instructor, certifying the hours or a driver education completion certificate from the state education department. Other aspects of the Stage II license process remain as currently required.

Who It Affects
  • 16-year-old applicants for a Stage II license: must complete 50 hours of behind-the-wheel practice and obtain approved verification signatures.
  • Parents and legal guardians: their signatures remain required for verification of hours or education.
  • Grandparents: may sign verification forms for the 16-year-old applicant if they have parental consent.
  • Licensed or certified driving instructors and the State Department of Education driver education program: may sign verification forms certifying hours or driver education completion.
Key Provisions
  • Section 32-6-7.2 amended to require 50 hours of behind-the-wheel driving practice for 16-year-old Stage II license applicants.
  • Grandparents, with the consent of a parent or legal guardian, added to the list of people who can sign Stage II verification forms.
  • Verification signatures may come from a parent, legal guardian, grandparent with consent, or a licensed/certified driving instructor, certifying either 50 hours of practice or driver education completion.
AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects
Drivers' Licenses

Bill Actions

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Delivered to Governor at 6:49 p.m. on August 10, 2015.

H

Assigned Act No. 2015-516.

H

Clerk of the House Certification

H

Enrolled

S

Signature Requested

S

Concurred in Second House Amendment

H

Hanes motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 44

H

Concurrence Requested

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 64

S

Holtzclaw motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 63

S

Holtzclaw Amendment Offered

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Livingston motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote

S

Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 27

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

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

Bill Text

Download Introduced PDF

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

August 6, 2015 House Passed
Yes 65
No 2
Abstained 5
Absent 32

Holtzclaw motion to Adopt

August 10, 2015 Senate Passed
Yes 25
No 3
Absent 7

Hanes motion to Concur In and Adopt

August 10, 2015 House Passed
Yes 85
No 2
Abstained 4
Absent 13

Motion to Read Again a Third Time and Pass as Amended

August 10, 2015 Senate Passed
Yes 27
No 1
Absent 7

Documents

Bill Text (Introduced) HB20 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature