HB160 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jim HillRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Drivers license, provide for the elimination of driver license suspensions in certain circumstances, Secs. 28-3A-25, 30-3-170, 30-3-179 am'd; Secs. 13A-12-290, 13A-12-291, 13A-12-292, 13A-12-293, 13A-12-294, 16-28-40, 16-28-41, 16-28-42, 16-28-43, 16-28-44, 16-28-45 repealed.
Summary: HB 160 would largely eliminate driver license suspensions in Alabama for several common situations and repeal related suspension rules.
What This Bill Does
It bars license suspensions for minor in possession of alcohol, for failure to pay child support, for failure to appear in court, for failure to pay fines or restitution, and for drug-related offenses. It also repeals laws that authorize drug-crime suspensions and school-attendance-based suspensions. The bill assigns enforcement roles to the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency and courts to carry out these changes, with an effective date set a few months after passage.

Who It Affects
Group 1: Individuals under 21 convicted of minor in possession of alcohol would no longer have their driver licenses suspended for that offense.
Group 2: Drivers who would otherwise face license suspension for failing to pay child support, failing to appear in court, failing to pay fines or restitution, or drug-related offenses (and students affected by school-attendance suspension rules) would have those suspensions blocked under this bill.

Key Provisions
Amends 28-3A-25, 30-3-170, and 30-3-179 to eliminate driver license suspensions in specified circumstances such as minor in possession, unpaid child support, failure to appear, unpaid fines/restitution, and drug offenses.
Section 2: The Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency may not suspend or revoke a driver's license for failing to appear in court.
Section 3: A court may not suspend a driver's license for failure to pay a fine or restitution.
Section 4: Repeals Sections 13A-12-290 to 13A-12-294 and 16-28-40 to 16-28-45, removing existing provisions tied to drug-crime suspensions and school-attendance requirements.
Section 5: The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and approval.

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Subjects: Drivers' Licenses