HB121 Alabama 2023 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Randall Shedd

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2023

Title

Relating to state government; to establish the Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Replacement Fund of the Board of Pardons and Paroles; and to provide for the maintenance, lease, and purchase of motor vehicles.

Summary

HB121 creates a dedicated Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Replacement Fund for the Board of Pardons and Paroles to maintain, lease, and purchase its vehicles, with detailed rules for disposal and use of sale proceeds.

What This Bill Does

It establishes in the State Treasury the Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Replacement Fund to pay for maintenance, leasing, and purchase of Board vehicles. Money from equipment replacement allowances or disposal of agency vehicles must go into this Fund, and Fund expenditures are budgeted and carry over year to year (no salaries). The Board must follow specified disposal procedures, cannot transfer vehicles to other agencies, and must provide advance notification before purchases or leases. When vehicles are sold, there are defined advertising, inspection, payment, and removal rules, and all proceeds go to the Fund; violations can incur civil penalties.

Who It Affects

• Board of Pardons and Paroles and its staff, who will manage the Fund and must follow disposal and notification requirements; Fund money cannot be used for salaries or non-vehicle costs.
• Other state departments/agencies, counties/municipalities, and the general public who bid on or purchase surplus vehicles, and who may negotiate purchases or participate in public auctions under the sale rules.

Key Provisions

• Creates the Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Replacement Fund in the State Treasury for the Board of Pardons and Paroles to maintain and replace its motor vehicles; funds used only for vehicle maintenance, lease, and purchase (no salaries).
• Monies from equipment replacement allowances or disposal of agency vehicles must go into the Fund; expenditures are budgeted and do not revert at year end; funds carry over to the next year.
• Board cannot transfer vehicles to other state departments or agencies; written notification required before purchasing or leasing vehicles, including number, cost, and purpose, to specified state officials and legislative chairs.
• Director of the Board is responsible for disposal of agency vehicles or property; vehicles may be sold at public auction or via negotiated sale to other state agencies or to counties/municipalities.
• Disposal and sale procedures include two weeks of advertising, newspaper notices for two weeks, posting on the Board’s public bulletin board, and inspection period of at least 48 hours before sale.
• Payment for sold property must be by cashier’s check, bank draft, certified check, U.S. currency, or notarized bank letter; removal within seven days after contract award.
• Officials and employees may not act as agents for bidders, though they may bid or purchase state property themselves.
• Violations of sale terms void the sale and may result in liquidated damages of $1,000 to $10,000 to be recovered by the Attorney General in Montgomery County Circuit Court; recovered funds go to the State General Fund.
• All proceeds from sales go into the Motor Vehicle Maintenance and Replacement Fund.

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