HB4 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tommy Hanes

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Motor vehicles, commercial vehicles with three or more axels, interstate highways and four-lane highways, outside of municipal corporate limits, required to use right lanes under certain conditions, exception for passing, Sec. 32-5A-80 am'd.

Summary

HB4 repeals Alabama's strict liability rule for civil damages in which trap users on public lands could be held liable for injuries to people or their pets from fur-bearing traps.

What This Bill Does

It repeals Section 9-11-264 of the Code of Alabama 1975, removing the requirement that trap users be strictly liable for civil damages when their traps injure a person or a domestic animal on public lands. After the bill becomes law, there would be no automatic strict liability for such injuries; any liability would depend on other laws or fault standards not specified in this bill. The act takes effect immediately after passage and the governor's approval.

Who It Affects

• Trap users/operators who place traps on public lands would no longer face automatic civil damages under the strict liability rule.
• People or domestic animals injured or damaged by those traps may no longer automatically receive damages under strict liability and would need to rely on other legal theories or laws.

Key Provisions

• Repeal of Section 9-11-264 of the Code of Alabama 1975, removing the strict liability for injuries or damages from traps on public lands used to take fur-bearing animals.
• Effective date: immediately after passage and approval by the Governor, or otherwise becoming law.

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