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SB 60

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Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Cam Ward
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.
Description

Under existing law, a reduced speed school zone is established for every school in the county outside the corporate limits of a municipality

This bill would provide that the reduced speed school zone is established for every public and private school in the state

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment

Relating to school zones; to amend Sections 32-5A-181, 32-5A-182, and 32-5A-183, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that the reduced speed school zone applies to every school in a county or municipality; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.

Subjects
Motor Vehicles

Bill Text

Note: Bills that change current law do not show the amended text correctly below. Please view Original PDF to see amended sections: SB 60 - Engrossed - PDF

Under existing law, a reduced speed school zone is established for every school in the county outside the corporate limits of a municipality

This bill would provide that the reduced speed school zone is established for every public and private school in the state

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment

Relating to school zones; to amend Sections 32-5A-181, 32-5A-182, and 32-5A-183, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that the reduced speed school zone applies to every school in a county or municipality; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.

Section 1

Sections 32-5A-181, 32-5A-182, and 32-5A-183, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows:

§32-5A-181.

For the purposes of this article, the following words have the following meanings:

(1) REDUCED SPEED SCHOOL ZONE. A designated length of a road or highway extending between school zone speed limit signs with or without warning lights.

(2) ROAD or HIGHWAY. Any road or highway except an interstate highway.

(3) SCHOOL ZONE. All public or private school property, including school grounds and any road or highway abutting the school grounds and extending 300 feet along the road or highway from the school grounds.

§32-5A-182.

A reduced speed school zone is established for any every school in the a county outside the corporate limits of a or municipality, including schools along state-maintained roads or highways.

(1) At an appropriate distance before reaching a reduced speed school zone, an appropriate sign or signs shall be erected warning of the approaching reduced speed school zone.

(2) A sign or signs at the end of the school zone shall designate where the motor vehicle may resume the regular speed limits.

(3) All signs and signing locations shall be in accordance with the rules contained in the current Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.

§32-5A-183.

(a) Signs on a reduced speed school zone located on a county-maintained road shall be placed and maintained by the county commission.

(b) Signs on a reduced speed school zone located on a municipality-maintained road shall be placed and maintained by the municipality.

(b) (c) Signs on a reduced speed school zone located on a state-maintained road or highway within a county shall be placed and maintained by the State Department of Transportation."

Section 2

This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
April 18, 2019 H Pending third reading on day 12 Favorable from Public Safety and Homeland Security
April 18, 2019 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
April 11, 2019 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
April 11, 2019 S Engrossed
April 9, 2019 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 192
April 9, 2019 S Ward motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 191
April 9, 2019 S Education Policy Amendment Offered
April 9, 2019 S Third Reading Passed
March 20, 2019 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
March 5, 2019 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Education Policy

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2019-04-09
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Ward motion to Adopt
2019-04-09
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Document Type Document Location
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/SB60-eng.pdf
Bill Text http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/SB60-int.pdf
Bill Amendments http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/ALISON/SearchableInstruments/2019RS/PrintFiles/198079-2.pdf

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