SB20 Alabama 2018 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Driver's licenses, drowsy driving, requirement that manual and State Dept. of Edu. driver's education courses include information on dangers
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the Alabama State Law
Enforcement Agency may provide by rule for the
topics covered on the driver's license examination
and the manner in which the examination is
administered. Under existing rule, the Alabama
Driver's Manual contains information on the topics
tested</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the Alabama State
Law Enforcement Agency to include information on
the dangers of drowsy driving in the Alabama
Driver's Manual and other licensing examination
materials issued pursuant to its rules. This bill
would also require the State Department of
Education to include instruction on the dangers of
drowsy driving in its approved driver's education
courses</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to drivers licensing; to require the
Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency to include information on
the dangers of drowsy driving in its driver's manual and
licensing examination materials; and to specify that the State
Department of Education shall require any driver's education
course offered at a public high school to include in its
curriculum instruction on the dangers of drowsy driving.
</p>
Subjects
Motor Vehicles
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 27, 2018 | S | Assigned Act No. 2018-545. |
| March 27, 2018 | H | Signature Requested |
| March 27, 2018 | S | Enrolled |
| March 27, 2018 | S | Passed Second House |
| March 22, 2018 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1021 |
| March 22, 2018 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 1, 2018 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 23, 2018 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
| January 23, 2018 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 85 |
| January 23, 2018 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| January 16, 2018 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 9, 2018 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | January 31, 2018 | Room 418 at 09:00 | House PS&HS Hearing |
| Hearing | January 16, 2018 | Room 727 ***CHANGED AGENDA*** at 13:00 | Senate GA Hearing |
| Hearing | January 16, 2018 | Room 727 at 13:00 | Senate GA Hearing |
| Hearing | April 19, 2017 | Room 200 at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB20 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced |