Hearing
House Public Safety and Homeland Security (House) Hearing
Room 206 at 09:00:00
SB283 Alabama 2024 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
SB283 Alabama 2024 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2024
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Jay Hovey SenatorRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2024
- Title
- Motor vehicles and traffic; first responders operating upon roadways, distinguished from pedestrians
- Description
Under existing law, drivers of motor vehicles are required to exercise due care to avoid colliding with a pedestrian and are required to yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian on a sidewalk.
This bill would require drivers to also exercise due care to avoid colliding with first responders and would require the driver to yield the right-of-way to first responders on a sidewalk.
This bill would specify that first responders are not deemed pedestrians when performing official duties in the course of employment or volunteer service.
- Subjects
- Motor Vehicles & Traffic
Bill Actions
S
Enacted
S
Enacted
S
Delivered to Governor
H
Signature Requested
S
Enrolled
S
Ready to Enroll
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1032
H
Third Reading in Second House
H
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
H
Reported Out of Committee Second House
H
Pending House Public Safety and Homeland Security
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 613
S
Third Reading in House of Origin
S
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
S
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
S
Pending Senate Transportation and Energy
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Energy
Calendar
Hearing
Senate Transportation and Energy (Senate) Hearing
Finance and Taxation at 09:00:00
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 613
Yes
29
Absent
6
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
29
Absent
6
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1032
Yes
103
Third Reading in Second House
Yes
100
Absent
3
Documents
Bill Text (Enrolled)
SB283 Alabama 2024 Session - Enrolled
Bill Text (Introduced)
SB283 Alabama 2024 Session - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Passed First Chamber
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - As Enacted
Source: Alabama Legislature