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-SB222 INTRODUCED
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-SB222
-XD964Z7-1
-By Senator Allen
-RFD: Transportation and Energy
-First Read: 29-Jan-26
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-XD964Z7-1 08/05/2024 CMH (L)bm 2025-2069
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-First Read: 29-Jan-26
-SYNOPSIS:
-Under existing law, the Department of
-Transportation may issue a permit to authorize an
-applicant to operate a vehicle whose weight, width,
-length, or height, or combination thereof, exceeds the
-statutory maximum limits.
-This bill would provide that if an oversized
-vehicle is otherwise required to be permitted due to
-its weight, width, length, or height, the vehicle may
-not be operated by an automated driving system.
-This bill would also provide that the statutory
-authorization for the operation of ADS-equipped
-vehicles does not impose any legal duty to upgrade any
-part of the state or local transportation network to
-accommodate such ADS-equipped vehicles.
-A BILL
-TO BE ENTITLED
-AN ACT
-Relating to motor vehicles; to add Section 32-9C-12 to
-the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide restrictions on the use
-of oversized or overweight vehicles operated by automated
-driving systems; and to amend Section 32-9C-6, Code of Alabama
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-driving systems; and to amend Section 32-9C-6, Code of Alabama
-1975, to further provide for the relation of ADS-equipped
-vehicles to other laws and requirements.
-BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
-Section 1.  Section 32-9C-12 is added to Chapter 9C of
-Title 32, Code of Alabama 1975, to read as follows:
-§32-9C-12
-Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the
-contrary, the use of ADS-equipped vehicles and automated
-driving systems is prohibited if the operation of the vehicle
-otherwise requires a permit pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter
-9, relating to the movement of oversized vehicles or loads.
-Section 2.  Section 32-9C-6, Code of Alabama 1975 , is
-amended to read as follows:
-"§32-9C-6
-(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in
-Chapter 9B and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
-operation of ADS-equipped vehicles and automated driving
-systems is governed exclusively by this chapter.
-(b) No state or local entity may impose requirements,
-including performance standards, specific to the operation of
-ADS-equipped vehicles, automated driving systems, or automated
-commercial motor vehicles as defined in Section 32-9B-1,
-except as specifically authorized by this chapter. Nothing in
-this section shall be construed to repeal or in any way modify
-Section 32-9-29.
-(c) No municipality or other local or state entity may
-impose a tax on, or impose requirements on ADS-equipped
-vehicles or automated driving systems, where the tax or other
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-vehicles or automated driving systems, where the tax or other
-requirement relates specifically to the operation of
-ADS-equipped vehicles .
-(d) Nothing in this chapter creates a legal duty or
-otherwise requires the state or any county or municipality to
-upgrade any part of its transportation network to accommodate
-the operation of ADS-equipped vehicles or automated driving
-systems ."
-Section 3.  This act shall become effective on October
-1, 2026.
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+FISCAL NOTE
+Senate Bill 222
+Committee: Transportation, Utilities and
+Infrastructure
+Sponsor: Senator Gerald H. Allen
+Analyst: Jennifer Farish Date: 02/26/2026
+Senate Bill 222 as passed the Senate would not directly affect state or local funding.