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SB 209 — Motor vehicles, Alabama Move Over Act, require vehicles to move over when approaching a parked Department of Transportation vehicle, Sec. 32-5A-58.2 am'd.
Last action — Pending third reading on day 20 Favorable from Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure with 1 amendment
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Motor vehicles, Alabama move over act, require vehicles to move over when approaching a parked department of transportation vehicle-
Bill Text
Action History
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Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Sponsors
- Greg Albritton · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 18 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 51% | 23% | 0% | 26% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Not Voting |
| Bussman | — | Nay |
| Dial | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Nay |
| Hightower | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Nay |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Nay |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Not Voting |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Nay |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Not Voting |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Nay |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jeana Ross | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Nay |
| Steve Livingston | R | Not Voting |
| Tim Melson | R | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 77% | 0% | 0% | 23% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Not Voting |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Not Voting |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Yea |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Not Voting |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jeana Ross | R | Not Voting |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 209 do?
- Motor vehicles, Alabama move over act, require vehicles to move over when approaching a parked department of transportation vehicle-
- Who sponsors SB 209?
- SB 209 is sponsored by Greg Albritton (R).
- What is the current status of SB 209?
- This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 209?
- Track SB 209 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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