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HB304 Alabama 2025 Session
Updated Jan 14, 2026
HB304 Alabama 2025 Session
House Bill
In Second Chamber
Current Status
2025 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Jamie Kiel RepresentativeRepublican - Session
- 2025 Regular Session
- Title
- Motor vehicles; impoundment conditions and procedures, further provided; redemption procedures, further provided; issuance of local identification cards, restrictions provided
- Description
Under existing law, every operator of a motor vehicle is required to possess his or her driver license or driving permit and display the license or permit to an arresting officer upon request.
Also under existing law, an officer who arrests an individual for driving while intoxicated or while driving with a suspended, canceled, revoked, or denied driver license may impound the vehicle, with exceptions.
This bill would further provide for the authority to impound a motor vehicle when an individual unlawfully operates the vehicle without having been issued a driver license, with exceptions.
This bill would further provide for the process to redeem an impounded motor vehicle.
This bill would also provide restrictions on the issuance of local government identification cards.
- 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
Pending Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Safety
H
Engrossed
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 383
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 382 JPPDPYN-1
H
Pettus 1st Amendment Offered JPPDPYN-1
H
Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 381 V77B9PP-1
H
Public Safety and Homeland Security Engrossed Substitute Offered V77B9PP-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 Public Safety and Homeland Security V77B9PP-1
H
Public Safety and Homeland Security 1st Amendment NRHZFTJ-1
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
Calendar
Hearing
House Public Safety and Homeland Security Hearing
Room 206 at 09:00:00
Bill Text
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Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 383
Yes
72
No
14
Abstained
16
Absent
2
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 382 JPPDPYN-1
Yes
94
No
1
Abstained
8
Absent
1
Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 381 V77B9PP-1
Yes
75
No
21
Abstained
6
Absent
2
Third Reading in House of Origin
Yes
73
No
14
Abstained
14
Absent
3
HBIR: Passed by House of Origin
Yes
73
No
14
Abstained
14
Absent
3
Documents
Bill Text (Engrossed)
HB304 Alabama 2025 Session - Engrossed
Bill Text (Introduced)
HB304 Alabama 2025 Session - Introduced
Amendment
House Public Safety and Homeland Security Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
Amendment
House Public Safety and Homeland Security Public Safety and Homeland Security 1st Amendment
Amendment
House Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 382
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Introduced
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Reported by First Chamber Committee
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note - Passed First Chamber
Source: Alabama Legislature