# Alabama SB55: Driver licenses, certain classes of driver licenses invalidated

Alabama SB55, Driver licenses, certain classes of driver licenses invalidated, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Chris Elliott (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-05 (Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Alabama SB55
- State: Alabama
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Driver licenses, certain classes of driver licenses invalidated
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-03-05, Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Sponsor: Chris Elliott (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Motor Vehicles & Traffic
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (109 yes, 11 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: Chris Elliott (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: April Weaver (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Arthur Orr (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Keith Kelley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lance Bell (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rodger M. Smitherman (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 105 | pass | 24 | 4 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 104 | pass | 29 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 94 | pass | 32 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 24 | 7 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-03-05: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House)
- 2025-03-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House)
- 2025-02-13: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Singleton 1st Amendment Offered (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Singleton motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 94 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Carried Over to the Call of the Chair (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Coleman-Madison 1st Amendment Offered (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Coleman-Madison motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 104 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 105 (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security (House)
- 2025-02-13: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House)
- 2025-02-05: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB55-int.pdf)
- Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB55-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/SB55-int.pdf)
- [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB55-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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB55-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).