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HB389 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated May 16, 2022
HB389 Alabama 2022 Session
House Bill
In Second Chamber
Current Status
Regular Session 2022
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

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.

Subjects
Municipalities

Bill Actions

S

Pending third reading on day 29 Favorable from Governmental Affairs

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs

H

Engrossed

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 861

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 860

H

County and Municipal Government Amendment Offered

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 861

February 20, 1998 House Passed
Yes 102
Absent 1

HBIR: Alexander motion to Adopt Roll Call 859

February 20, 1998 House Passed
Yes 76
Abstained 1
Absent 26

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass Roll Call 861

March 31, 2022 House Passed
Yes 91
Abstained 7
Absent 4

Motion to Adopt Roll Call 860

March 31, 2022 House Passed
Yes 95
Abstained 3
Absent 4

HBIR: Alexander motion to Adopt Roll Call 859

March 31, 2022 House Passed
Yes 94
No 1
Abstained 5
Absent 2

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature