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AlabamaHB422026 Regular SessionHouse

Motor vehicles; reporting requirements for towed and unclaimed motor vehicles, further provided

Sponsored By: Allen Treadaway (Republican)

Enacted

Motor Vehicles & Traffic

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Towed vehicles can be reported sooner

Beginning October 1, 2026, anyone holding a towed vehicle can report it to Alabama’s Department of Revenue immediately after towing. Reports go through the department’s Unclaimed/Abandoned Vehicle Portal. Immediate reporting is allowed, not required. The deadline remains five calendar days after the vehicle first qualifies as unclaimed.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Allen Treadaway

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 259 • No: 1

Senate vote • 3/5/2026

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 719

Yes: 29 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/5/2026

Third Reading in Second House

Yes: 28 • No: 0

House vote • 1/22/2026

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 136

Yes: 102 • No: 1 • Other: 1

House vote • 1/22/2026

Third Reading in House of Origin

Yes: 100 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Enacted

    3/17/2026House

  2. Delivered to Governor

    3/10/2026House

  3. Signature Requested

    3/10/2026Senate

  4. Third Reading in Second House

    3/5/2026Senate

  5. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 719

    3/5/2026Senate

  6. Ready to Enroll

    3/5/2026House

  7. Enrolled

    3/5/2026House

  8. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

    2/5/2026Senate

  9. Reported Out of Committee Second House

    2/4/2026Senate

  10. Pending Committee Action in Second House

    1/23/2026Senate

  11. Third Reading in House of Origin

    1/22/2026House

  12. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 136

    1/22/2026House

  13. Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

    1/22/2026Senate

  14. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

    1/14/2026House

  15. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

    1/14/2026House

  16. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

    1/13/2026House

  17. Pending Committee Action in House of Origin

    1/13/2026House

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