HB389 Alabama 2022 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2022
Title
Municipal courts, traffic tickets, fines and penalties, municipalities limited in the amount of money a municipality may retain, transfer of excess to State Finance Department for further distribution
Description
This bill would provide that only 10 percent of a municipality's budget may come from fines and penalties generated from traffic tickets.
This bill would also provide that excess funds will be distributed to the Crime Victims' Compensation Fund and the Fair Trial Tax Fund and would provide for the disbursement.
Relating to municipalities; to limit the amount of money a municipality may retain from fines and penalties generated from traffic tickets.
Subjects
Municipalities
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 6, 2022 | S | Pending third reading on day 29 Favorable from Governmental Affairs |
| April 6, 2022 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 5, 2022 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
| March 31, 2022 | H | Engrossed |
| March 31, 2022 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 861 |
| March 31, 2022 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 860 |
| March 31, 2022 | H | County and Municipal Government Amendment Offered |
| March 31, 2022 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 9, 2022 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| February 22, 2022 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB389 Alabama 2022 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB389 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced |
Source: Alabama Legislature