HB280 Alabama 2021 Session

Updated Feb 22, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: David FaulknerRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2021
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: HB280 expands reduced speed school zones to all public and private schools in Alabama and sets who must install and maintain the required warning signs.
What This Bill Does
It defines what constitutes a reduced speed school zone and applies it to every public or private school outside municipal limits (including on state roads). It requires warning signs before the zone and end-of-zone signs indicating where normal speed resumes, with signage to follow the current traffic control standards. It assigns sign installation and maintenance to the applicable local or state authority: the county for county roads, the municipality for municipal roads, and the State Department of Transportation for state roads. It becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage, and there is a clause related to local funding requirements under Amendment 621 and a consideration about crime definitions.

Who It Affects
Public and private schools outside city limits in Alabama (and on state-maintained roads) will have reduced speed zones established around their properties.
Local governments (counties and municipalities) and the State Department of Transportation will be responsible for placing and maintaining the necessary signs, affecting their budgets and operations.

Key Provisions
Defines reduced speed school zone and school zone.
Extends reduced speed school zones to all public and private schools outside municipalities, including those on state roads.
Requires warning signs before the zone and signs at the end of the zone, placed according to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
Assigns responsibility for sign installation and maintenance: county for county roads, municipality for municipal roads, and the State DOT for state roads within counties.
Includes a statutory note that the act is exempt from certain Amendment 621 local-funding requirements due to its nature related to crime definitions.
Effective date: the first day of the third month after the bill's passage and approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Motor Vehicles