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HB140 Alabama 2018 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021
HB140 Alabama 2018 Session
House Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2018
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Ken Johnson
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Motor vehicles, handicapped parking, transportation of passengers provided for, enforcement, sign designating special access parking place not required to specify fine, Sec. 32-6-233.1 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, it is unlawful for any driver who does not hold a distinctive special long-term access or long-term disability access license plate or placard or temporary disability placard to park in a disabled accessible parking place. The amount of the fine for violating this law is required to be displayed on or attached to any sign designating a special access or disability parking place.

This bill would provide that if either the driver or a passenger of a vehicle lawfully holds a distinctive special long-term access or long-term disability access license plate or placard or temporary disability placard, the driver may park that vehicle in a disabled accessible parking place.

This bill would also provide that the amount of the fine for illegally parking in a special access or disability parking place would not be required to be displayed or attached to any sign designating a special access or disability parking place.

Subjects
Motor Vehicles

Bill Actions

H

Delivered to Governor at 1:06 p.m. on March 22, 2018.

H

Assigned Act No. 2018-458.

H

Clerk of the House Certification

S

Signature Requested

H

Enrolled

H

Passed Second House

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1001

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 752

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 Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

March 21, 2018 Senate Passed
Yes 26
Absent 8

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature