# Alabama SB96: Motor vehicles; salvage certificate of title requirements, revised Alabama SB96, Motor vehicles; salvage certificate of title requirements, revised, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Josh Carnley (Republican); status enacted, last action 2025-04-10 (Enacted); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-16). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/AL-SB96-2025rs - As of: 2026-10-16 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Alabama SB96 - State: Alabama - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Motor vehicles; salvage certificate of title requirements, revised - Status: enacted - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-04-10, Enacted - Sponsor: Josh Carnley (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Motor Vehicles & Traffic - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (293 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Alabama titles for out-of-state rebuilt vehicles: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Alabama can issue titles for vehicles fully restored outside the state to their pre-salvage operating condition. The vehicle must have an Alabama or other-state salvage title, or evidence that a salvage title should have been issued. The Department of Revenue must be sati… - Owners can recycle older vehicles without titles: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, owners or authorized agents can use a sworn statement without obtaining a title in their name. The vehicle must be worth $1,000 or less, at least 12 model years old, and free of recorded liens. The transfer must be to a licensed automotive dismantler and parts recycler or… - Vehicle document offense now targets individuals: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the revised Class A misdemeanor for unlawfully handling covered vehicle papers or plates applies to individuals. It covers documents and plates linked to vehicles scrapped, dismantled, or sold as junk, salvage, or a total loss. The text no longer expressly includes firms,… - Tighter title rules for rebuilt vehicles: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Alabama bars titles for vehicles marked junk, parts car, parts only, or nonrebuildable. Similar wording on a destruction certificate or bill of sale also blocks a title. For covered restored passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses, any frame portion counts as a major part,… - Vehicle recyclers face filing and waiting rules: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, processors must file cancellation notices and get state receipts before crushing, dismantling, or recycling vehicles. Licensed dismantlers and secondary metals recyclers must file electronically; the state checks current title and stolen status before issuing receipts. Fo… - New title duties for salvage owners: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, covered owners must apply for a salvage title within 72 hours after a total-loss or salvage event. Coverage includes vehicles with an Alabama title, vehicles in Alabama when applying for or branding a title, or Alabama-resident owners. A total loss means damage reaches at… - Recyclers pay for checks and claim protection: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, covered recyclers get a real-time state system to check titles, liens, and stolen-vehicle reports. Access costs $5 per submission or $500 annually per location or license, covering submissions and inquiries for the fiscal year beginning October 1. Fees support Motor Vehic… - Illegal vehicle sales bring felony penalties: mixed, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, knowing and willful violations of the sworn-statement transfer rules are Class C felonies. Covered offenses include falsifying the required statement or knowingly selling a vehicle with an unpaid lien; restitution can also apply. A court can order seizure and forfeiture o… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Josh Carnley (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-01 | House | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 600 | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | Third Reading in Second House | pass | 102 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 251 | pass | 31 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | Carnley motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 250 | pass | 30 | 0 | | | 2025-03-04 | Senate | Third Reading in House of Origin | pass | 30 | 0 | | ## Actions (21) - 2025-04-10: Enacted (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Delivered to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Signature Requested (House) - 2025-04-02: Ready to Enroll (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Third Reading in Second House (House) - 2025-04-01: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 600 (House) - 2025-03-19: Reported Out of Committee Second House (House) - 2025-03-19: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (House) - 2025-03-05: Engrossed (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on State Government (House) - 2025-03-05: Pending Committee Action in Second House (House) - 2025-03-04: Third Reading in House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Banking and Insurance 1st Amendment Offered (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Carnley motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 250 (Senate) - 2025-03-04: Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 251 (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Banking and Insurance 1st Amendment (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Senate) - 2025-02-20: 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 Banking and Insurance (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/SB96-int.pdf) - Engrossed: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB96-eng.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB96-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/SB96-int.pdf) - [Engrossed (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB96-eng.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2025RS/SB96-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-SB96-2025rs (as of 2026-10-16).