SB282 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated May 17, 2022

SB282 Alabama 2022 Session

Senate Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2022

Session

3

Sponsors

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Garlan Gudger Senator
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Chris Elliott Andrew Jones
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

Assigned Act No. 2022-419.

Enrolled

Signature Requested

Passed Second House

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Voice Vote 896

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

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

Engrossed

Gudger motion to Adopt adopted Voice Vote

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 749

Gudger motion to Table adopted Voice Vote

Gudger motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 748

Gudger motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 747

Judiciary Amendment Offered

Judiciary Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 3 amendments

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

Download Enrolled PDF

Votes

Yes 33

Absent 2

Yes 33

Absent 2

Yes 33

Absent 2

Yes 96

Abstained 4

Absent 2

Documents

Bill Text (Enrolled) SB282 Alabama 2022 Session - Enrolled

Bill Text (Engrossed) SB282 Alabama 2022 Session - Engrossed

Bill Text (Introduced) SB282 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature