HB278 Alabama 2019 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Motor vehicles, Fleet vehicles, licensing and registration of, provided, Revenue Dept. required to establish a fleet online tax system, Secs. 40-12-305 to 40-12-309, inclusive, added; Sec. 40-12-240 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the licensing, registration, and taxation process of fleet vehicles not registered in accordance with the International Registration Plan is handled at local license-issuing officials' offices</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would authorize the Department of Revenue to make available an optional fleet online and tax system, known as the FORT system, to enable fleet operators to pay certain taxes owed. The bill would also authorize the department to create a fleet license plate</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would also establish an advisory committee to provide the Commissioner of Revenue with input into the development of the FORT system</p><p class="bill_description"> The bill would require the advisory committee to present a report of its findings to the commissioner by a date certain and would also provide for the sunset of the committee</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to fleet vehicles; to amend Section 40-12-240, Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide definitions; and to add Division 4, commencing with Section 40-12-305, to Article 5 of Chapter 12 of Title 40 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to require the Department of Revenue to develop, maintain, and make available a fleet online registration and tax system (FORT system); to authorize the issuance of a fleet license plate by the department; and to establish an advisory committee. </p>

Subjects

Motor Vehicles