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House Bill 256 Alabama 2026 Session

Updated Jan 23, 2026

Summary

Session
2026 Regular Session
Title
Motor vehicles; license plates, validity period extended
Description

Under existing law, all motor vehicle license plate designs are valid for a period of at least five years.

This bill would make all motor vehicle license plate designs valid for a period of at least 10 years.

Subjects
Motor Vehicles & Traffic

Bill Actions

H

Engrossed

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 317

H

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 316 RBWPBNN-1

H

Hulsey 1st Amendment Offered RBWPBNN-1

H

Carried Over to the Call of the Chair

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

H

Pending House State Government

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government

Calendar

Hearing

House State Government Hearing

Room 206 at 15:00:00

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 317

February 5, 2026 House Passed
Yes 100
No 3
Absent 1

Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 316 RBWPBNN-1

February 5, 2026 House Passed
Yes 101
No 3

Third Reading in House of Origin

February 5, 2026 House Passed
Yes 102
No 1
Absent 1

HBIR: Passed by House of Origin

February 5, 2026 House Passed
Yes 102
No 1
Absent 1

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature