HB333 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Donna GivensRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Baldwin County, transfers certain licensing duties from revenue commissioner to new License Coordinator

Summary

HB333 would shift motor vehicle licensing and related taxes from Baldwin County's license inspector and probate judge to the county revenue commissioner and create a new License Coordinator position, with funding and form support from the state Department of Revenue, effective Oct. 1, 2024.

What This Bill Does

It moves the duties for motor vehicle title registration, ad valorem tax assessment and collection, license plate issuance, and related enforcement from the license inspector and probate judge to the county revenue commissioner. It creates a new License Coordinator to support these duties. It requires the Department of Revenue to provide the necessary forms, and it directs the revenue commissioner to collect the same fees and penalties, with the funds going into the county general fund.

Who It Affects

• Baldwin County residents and motor vehicle owners, whose licensing, registration, titles, and ad valorem taxes would be processed by the county revenue commissioner instead of the current offices.
• The Baldwin County license inspector and the judge of probate, whose duties related to licensing, assessment, and collection of motor vehicle taxes would be transferred to the county revenue commissioner.

Key Provisions

• Creates the License Coordinator as a classified employee within the county revenue commissioner's office.
• Transfers motor vehicle licensing-related duties (title registration, ad valorem tax assessment and collection, license/plate issuance, and enforcement) from the license inspector and judge of probate to the county revenue commissioner.
• The Department of Revenue must furnish necessary forms; the revenue commissioner collects the same fees and penalties and deposits them into the county general fund.
• Applied only in Baldwin County and becomes effective October 1, 2024.

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

Subjects

Baldwin County