# Alabama HB285: Traffic infractions, requires law enforcement to contact parent or guardian when citing minor for traffic violation Alabama HB285, Traffic infractions, requires law enforcement to contact parent or guardian when citing minor for traffic violation, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jamie Kiel (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-01 (Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB285-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama HB285 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Traffic infractions, requires law enforcement to contact parent or guardian when citing minor for traffic violation - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-13 - Last action: 2025-05-01, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar - Sponsor: Jamie Kiel (Republican) - Cosponsors: 21 - Subjects: Motor Vehicles & Traffic - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (392 yes, 6 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jamie Kiel (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bryan Brinyark (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chad Robertson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Chip Brown (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ernie Yarbrough (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ivan Smith (Republican), House - Cosponsor: James Lomax (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kenneth Paschal (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kerry (Bubba) Underwood (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mack Butler (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Matt Woods (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew Hammett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Member 110857 - Cosponsor: Mike Kirkland (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Phillip Rigsby (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rhett Marques (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Russell Bedsole (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Stadthagen (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Susan DuBose (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Terri Collins (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Tracy Estes (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William Brock Colvin (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-20 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 528 | pass | 96 | 3 | 1 | | 2025-03-20 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 527 | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-03-20 | House | Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 526 | pass | 99 | 1 | 1 | | 2025-03-20 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 98 | 2 | | ## Actions (18) - 2025-05-01: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Judiciary 1st Amendment (Senate) - 2025-04-30: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Third Reading in House of Origin (House) - 2025-03-20: Children and Senior Advocacy Engrossed Substitute Offered (House) - 2025-03-20: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 526 (House) - 2025-03-20: Holk-Jones 1st Amendment Offered (House) - 2025-03-20: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 527 (House) - 2025-03-20: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 528 (House) - 2025-03-20: Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 526 (House) - 2025-03-20: Engrossed (House) - 2025-02-27: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-02-26: Children and Senior Advocacy 1st Amendment (House) - 2025-02-26: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House) - 2025-02-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Children and Senior Advocacy (House) - 2025-02-13: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB285-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB285-eng.pdf) ## Related bills - HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE Act credits and increase funding, and to extend the sunset date for deductions… (enacted) - SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for (enacted) - SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women (enacted) - HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted) - HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for (enacted) - HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided (enacted) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB285-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB285-eng.pdf) ## Related - [HB52: Income Taxes; to make technical changes to the funding provisions of the CHOOSE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB52-2025rs) - [SB331: Barbour County, compensation of the judge of probate further provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB331-2025rs) - [SB102: Medicaid; providing presumptive eligibility to pregnant women](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB102-2025rs) - [HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cann…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB445-2025rs) - [HB357: Tobacco products, heated tobacco product definition and tax provided for](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB357-2025rs) - [HB349: Russell County; sheriff, salary further provided](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB349-2025rs) - [Alabama bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama/bills) - [Alabama state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/alabama) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB285-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).