HJR80 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Allen Farley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Joint Legislative Task Force on Highway Safety, created

Summary

Establishes a Joint Legislative Task Force on Highway Safety to review Alabama’s highway safety laws and practices and recommend improvements.

What This Bill Does

Creates a diverse, joint task force to study highway safety in Alabama. It will review current laws and policies related to impaired, distracted, speeding, and other unsafe driving; identify issues and data gaps; propose evidence-based safety measures; and review successful programs from other states. The task force must report its findings in writing to the Legislature by early 2018 and then be dissolved.

Who It Affects

• Alabama residents who drive on highways, who may benefit from future safety measures and policy changes based on the task force's recommendations
• State and local agencies and professionals named in the bill (law enforcement, sheriff and police associations, prosecutors, courts, Department of Transportation, Department of Education, and business groups) who will participate in the task force and influence highway safety policy
• Members appointed to the task force (including legislators and agency representatives) who will work on the study without pay but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses

Key Provisions

• Establishes the Joint Legislative Task Force on Highway Safety
• Sets diverse membership including two House members, two Senate members, and representatives from law enforcement, prosecuting services, courts, education, transportation, and business groups
• Tasks the group with reviewing safety laws, identifying issues and gaps, and recommending countermeasures based on data and research
• Requires evaluation of innovative programs from other states and data-driven safety strategies
• Requires appointments within 30 days, first meeting by August 1, 2017, and election of officers at the first meeting
• Requires state offices to provide staff and sets compensation rules (members serve without pay but may be reimbursed for expenses)
• Requires a written report of findings and recommendations by the fifth Legislative day of the 2018 Regular Session and Dissolution of the task force

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

Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative