SB2 Alabama 2019 1st Special Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Clyde ChamblissSenator

Republican

Session

First Special Session 2019

Title

Permanent Joint Transportation Committee, technical corrections regarding Dept. of Transportation's long-range plan, long-range plan clarified, clarification of the Alabama Dept.of Transportation's duties and information requirements to the committee relating to the long-range plan, Sections 29-2-1, 29-2-2, 29-2-3, 29-2-4, 29-2-6, and 29-2-8 am'd.

Summary

SB2 expands and clarifies the Permanent Joint Transportation Committee’s role, rules, and oversight of Alabama’s long-range transportation plan.

What This Bill Does

SB2 increases the committee’s size and specifies residency rules to ensure geographic and party representation. It requires the committee to review, concur in, and potentially amend the Transportation Department’s long-range plan (the STIP), with amendments that are fiscally constrained and then sent to the Governor for consideration. It obligates the Alabama Department of Transportation to provide data, budgets, and plan updates to the committee, keep the plan current on its website, and notify the committee chair about changes; it also requires the committee to review highway-related bills and to publish regular reporting.

Who It Affects

• Members of the Senate and House who serve on the Joint Transportation Committee, as their membership, residency requirements, and oversight duties expand.
• The Alabama Department of Transportation and local governments, which must supply data, budgets, and plan updates and are subject to enhanced oversight and updated long-range planning.

Key Provisions

• §29-2-2 establishes the Joint Transportation Committee with expanded membership and residency requirements to ensure geographic and party representation, including residency in congressional districts and ALDOT regions with minority party representation.
• §29-2-3 sets meeting schedules, chair rotation between House and Senate, quorum rules, and forfeiture of seats after missing two quarterly meetings.
• §29-2-4 outlines the committee’s review authority over the long-range plan (the STIP), ability to propose amendments that are fiscally constrained, and the process to forward approved amendments to the Governor;
• §29-2-6 requires ALDOT to provide current five-year STIP, proposed budgets, and related data to the committee by specified dates, maintain the STIP, and report quarterly on performance; amendments must be posted on the ALDOT website within seven days and chair notified.
• §29-2-8 requires bills related to highway projects and DOT matters to be reviewed by the Joint Transportation Committee for recommendations before legislative action.

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

Subjects

Legislature