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HB278 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021
HB278 Alabama 2019 Session
House Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2019
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

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

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.

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.

This bill would also establish an advisory committee to provide the Commissioner of Revenue with input into the development of the FORT system.

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.

Subjects
Motor Vehicles

Bill Actions

H

Delivered to Governor at 10:25 a.m. on May 2, 2019.

H

Assigned Act No. 2019-129.

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 459

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 186

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 State Government

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 16, 2019 House Passed
Yes 88
Abstained 2
Absent 14

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 30, 2019 Senate Passed
Yes 30
Absent 5

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature