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HB285 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

Summary

Session
2025 Regular Session
Title
Traffic infractions, requires law enforcement to contact parent or guardian when citing minor for traffic violation
Description

Under existing law, if a minor is cited for a tobacco violation, the citing agency must notify the minor's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian.

This bill would require a citing agency to notify a minor's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian whenever a minor is cited for a traffic infraction.

Subjects
Motor Vehicles & Traffic

Bill Actions

S

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

S

Reported Out of Committee Second House

S

Judiciary 1st Amendment U9BICXG-1

S

Pending Senate Judiciary

S

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

H

Engrossed

H

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 526 844582F-1

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 528

H

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 527 DGQ8WHN-1

H

Holk-Jones 1st Amendment Offered DGQ8WHN-1

H

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 526 844582F-1

H

Children and Senior Advocacy Engrossed Substitute Offered 844582F-1

H

Third Reading in House of Origin

H

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

H

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin from House Children and Senior Advocacy 844582F-1

H

Children and Senior Advocacy 1st Amendment MS46FW1-1

H

Pending House Children and Senior Advocacy

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Children and Senior Advocacy

Calendar

Hearing

Senate Judiciary Hearing

Room 325 at 08:30:00

Hearing

Senate Judiciary Hearing

Room 325 at 08:30:00

Hearing

House Children and Senior Advocacy Hearing

Room 617 at 10:30:00

Hearing

House Children and Senior Advocacy Hearing

Room 601 at 10:30:00

Hearing

House Children and Senior Advocacy Hearing

Room 429 at 11:30:00

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 528

March 20, 2025 House Passed
Yes 96
No 3
Abstained 1
Absent 4

Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 527 DGQ8WHN-1

March 20, 2025 House Passed
Yes 99
Absent 5

Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 526 844582F-1

March 20, 2025 House Passed
Yes 99
No 1
Abstained 1
Absent 3

Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 526 844582F-1

March 20, 2025 House Passed
Yes 99
No 1
Abstained 1
Absent 3

Third Reading in House of Origin

March 20, 2025 House Passed
Yes 98
No 2
Absent 4

HBIR: Passed by House of Origin

March 20, 2025 House Passed
Yes 98
No 2
Absent 4

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature