# Alabama SB110: Trucks; additions to those exempt from weight limits; procedures for portable scales enforcement revised and provided; enforcement authority revised Alabama SB110, Trucks; additions to those exempt from weight limits; procedures for portable scales enforcement revised and provided; enforcement authority revised, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jack W. Williams (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-05-06 (Enacted) (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB110-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB110 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Trucks; additions to those exempt from weight limits; procedures for portable scales enforcement revised and provided; enforcement authority revised - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Enacted - Sponsor: Jack W. Williams (Republican) - Cosponsors: 16 - Subjects: Motor Vehicles & Traffic - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (296 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Truck operators gain weight-check protections: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, officers using portable scales can detain only five vehicles at once, including the vehicle being weighed. Operators who believe a portable-scale violation is inaccurate can seek a certified platform-scale check. They can request officer accompaniment to the nearest state… - Local asphalt and concrete trucks gain relief: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, trucks delivering asphalt plant mix and concrete-mixing trucks get an exemption from axle-weight rules. The exemption applies within 50 miles of their home base, while they stay within the maximum gross weight. These trucks remain barred from bridges posted for lower weig… - Truck weighing and unloading rules change: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, authorized officers can weigh trucks and trailers suspected of exceeding legal or permit limits. Officers can use portable or stationary scales and require excess loads to be unloaded. Operators can instead choose to move the vehicle and load to the nearest incorporated t… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jack W. Williams (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Dan Roberts (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David Sessions (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Donnie Chesteen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gerald H. Allen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Keith Kelley (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Kirk Hatcher (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lance Bell (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Larry Stutts (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Randy Price (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Rodger M. Smitherman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Shay Shelnutt (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Steve Livingston (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Wes Kitchens (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Will Barfoot (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: William M. Beasley (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-29 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1116 | pass | 99 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-04-29 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 101 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 468 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | Chambliss motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 467 | pass | 32 | 0 | | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 32 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-05-06: Enacted (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2025-04-29: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1116 (House) - 2025-04-29: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Signature Requested (House) - 2025-04-29: Signature Requested (House) - 2025-04-29: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2025-04-09: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-04-03: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure (House) - 2025-04-03: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2025-04-02: Engrossed (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Chambliss 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Chambliss motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 467 (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 468 (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (Senate) - 2025-02-05: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB110-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB110-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB110-enr.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/SB110-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB110-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB110-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) - [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-SB110-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).