# Alabama HB378: Pickens County, motor vehicle tags, additional issuance fees, earmarked for ambulance service, referendum

Alabama HB378, Pickens County, motor vehicle tags, additional issuance fees, earmarked for ambulance service, referendum, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Ron Bolton (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-10 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama HB378
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Pickens County, motor vehicle tags, additional issuance fees, earmarked for ambulance service, referendum
- Status: enacted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-04
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Enacted
- Sponsor: Ron Bolton (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Pickens County
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (119 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Pickens County allows voter-approved $10 tag fees: mixed, low. The law takes effect June 1, 2025, but the fee requires voter approval at the first primary election in 2026. A majority voting in the Pickens County referendum must approve; otherwise, the act has no further effect. With approval, the County Commission can add $10 to each new vehicle registration,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ron Bolton (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 461 | pass | 30 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 406 | pass | 7 | 0 | 93 |
| 2025-03-18 | House | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 52 | 0 | 48 |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-04-10: Enacted (House)
- 2025-04-03: Signature Requested (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Delivered to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-01: Third Reading in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 461 (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Ready to Enroll (House)
- 2025-04-01: Enrolled (House)
- 2025-03-20: Reported Out of Committee Second House (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Pending Committee Action in Second House (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Third Reading in House of Origin (House)
- 2025-03-18: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 406 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (House)
- 2025-03-06: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-03-04: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Local Legislation (House)
- 2025-03-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB378-int.pdf)
- Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB378-enr.pdf)

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- HB445: Cannabinoids found in hemp; licensure and regulation of sale of consumable cannabinoid products by Alcoholic Beverage Control Board imposed (enacted)
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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB378-int.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/HB378-enr.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-HB378-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).