SB60 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Cam Ward
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2019
Title: Motor vehicles, reduced speed school zones, to include schools in a municipality, Secs. 32-5A-181, 32-5A-182, 32-5A-183 am'd.
Summary: SB 60 would require reduced-speed school zones for all public and private schools in Alabama and specify how signs are placed and who maintains them.
What This Bill Does
Expands reduced-speed school zones from just county areas outside city limits to every public and private school statewide. Defines the reduced speed zone and the school zone, with the zone extending 300 feet from the school grounds along the road. Requires warning signs before the zone and end-of-zone signs, and requires signs to follow the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. Assigns sign placement and maintenance to county commissions for county roads, municipalities for city roads, and the State Department of Transportation for state roads within counties; notes the measure may involve local funds but is exempt from local-funding approval requirements due to specified exceptions.

Who It Affects
Students, parents, and school staff at all public and private schools statewide who would experience the reduced-speed zones near schools.
Local and state road agencies (county commissions, municipalities, and the State Department of Transportation) responsible for installing and maintaining the signs and enforcing the zones.

Key Provisions
Expands reduced speed school zones to all public and private schools statewide.
Sets the reduced speed zone to extend 300 feet along the road from the school grounds and defines the terms 'reduced speed school zone' and 'school zone'.
Requires warning signs before the zone and end-of-zone signs, with sign design and placement in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Assigns maintenance of signs: county for county roads, municipalities for municipal roads, and the State DOT for state-maintained roads within counties; includes an exemption note regarding local-funding requirements under Amendment 621.

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Subjects: Motor Vehicles