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IntroducedFeb 03, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 17, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 05, 2026
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Became LawMar 11, 2026
Alabama Senate Bill
Commercial driver licenses; possession of United States work authorization for certain commercial driver license holders required, proficiency in the English language for commercial motor vehicle required, procedures for impoundment provided for, offense of presenting a false foreign commercial driver license established, offense of operating a commercial motor vehicle without proper documentation established, penalties provided for
Summary
Comments on SB 242
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Votes
YES: 34
- Tim Melson
- Tom Butler
- Arthur Orr
- Garlan Gudger
- Larry Stutts
- Sam Givhan
- Steve Livingston
- Andrew Jones
- Randy Price
- Dan Roberts
- J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner
- Shay Shelnutt
- Rodger M. Smitherman
- Linda Coleman-Madison
- Gerald H. Allen
- Bobby D. Singleton
- Will Barfoot
- William M. Beasley
- Donnie Chesteen
- Clyde Chambliss
- Chris Elliott
- Vivian Davis Figures
- Jack W. Williams
- David Sessions
- Kirk Hatcher
- April Weaver
- Robert Stewart
- Lance Bell
- Keith Kelley
- Jay Hovey
- Josh Carnley
- Merika Coleman
- Wes Kitchens
- Matt Woods
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 34
- Tim Melson
- Tom Butler
- Arthur Orr
- Garlan Gudger
- Larry Stutts
- Sam Givhan
- Steve Livingston
- Andrew Jones
- Randy Price
- Dan Roberts
- J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner
- Shay Shelnutt
- Rodger M. Smitherman
- Linda Coleman-Madison
- Gerald H. Allen
- Bobby D. Singleton
- Will Barfoot
- William M. Beasley
- Donnie Chesteen
- Clyde Chambliss
- Chris Elliott
- Vivian Davis Figures
- Jack W. Williams
- David Sessions
- Kirk Hatcher
- April Weaver
- Robert Stewart
- Lance Bell
- Keith Kelley
- Jay Hovey
- Josh Carnley
- Merika Coleman
- Wes Kitchens
- Matt Woods
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 34
- Tim Melson
- Tom Butler
- Arthur Orr
- Garlan Gudger
- Larry Stutts
- Sam Givhan
- Steve Livingston
- Andrew Jones
- Randy Price
- Dan Roberts
- J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner
- Shay Shelnutt
- Rodger M. Smitherman
- Linda Coleman-Madison
- Gerald H. Allen
- Bobby D. Singleton
- Will Barfoot
- William M. Beasley
- Donnie Chesteen
- Clyde Chambliss
- Chris Elliott
- Vivian Davis Figures
- Jack W. Williams
- David Sessions
- Kirk Hatcher
- April Weaver
- Robert Stewart
- Lance Bell
- Keith Kelley
- Jay Hovey
- Josh Carnley
- Merika Coleman
- Wes Kitchens
- Matt Woods
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 85
- Phillip Pettus
- Parker Moore
- Danny Crawford
- Andy Whitt
- Terri Collins
- Scott Stadthagen
- Tim Wadsworth
- Tracy Estes
- Jamie Kiel
- Laura Hall
- Rex Reynolds
- Ritchie Whorton
- Nathaniel Ledbetter
- Phillip Rigsby
- Craig Lipscomb
- David Standridge
- Steve Hurst
- Randy Wood
- Bob Fincher
- Ginny Shaver
- Corley Ellis
- Danny Garrett
- David Faulkner
- Jim Carns
- Jim Hill
- Allen Treadaway
- Brett Easterbrook
- Alan Baker
- Thomas Jackson
- Reed Ingram
- Joe Lovvorn
- Chris Blackshear
- Ed Oliver
- Berry Forte
- Paul W. Lee
- Jeff Sorrells
- Chris Sells
- Rhett Marques
- Steve Clouse
- Matt Simpson
- Adline Clarke
- Napoleon Bracy
- Sam Jones
- Chris Pringle
- Shane Stringer
- Margie Wilcox
- Chip Brown
- Ivan Smith
- Russell Bedsole
- Ben Robbins
- Kenneth Paschal
- Kelvin Datcher
- Marilyn Lands
- Ben Harrison
- James Lomax
- Mark Shirey
- Leigh Hulsey
- Mike Kirkland
- Brock Colvin
- Mack Butler
- Mark Gidley
- Chad Robertson
- Susan DuBose
- Mike Shaw
- Ron Bolton
- Bill Lamb
- Donna Givens
- Curtis Travis
- Phillip Ensler
- Rick Rehm
- Jerry Starnes
- Marcus Paramore
- Matthew Hammett
- Jennifer Fidler
- Frances Holk-Jones
- Kerry (Bubba) Underwood
- Troy Stubbs
- Ernie Yarbrough
- Bryan Brinyark
- Jeana Ross
- Heath Allbright
- Norman Crow
- Cindy Myrex
- Gregory Barnes
- Kristin Nelson
NO: 0
ABSTAIN: 18
NOT VOTING: 2
YES: 87
- Phillip Pettus
- Parker Moore
- Danny Crawford
- Andy Whitt
- Terri Collins
- Scott Stadthagen
- Tim Wadsworth
- Tracy Estes
- Jamie Kiel
- Laura Hall
- Rex Reynolds
- Ritchie Whorton
- Nathaniel Ledbetter
- Phillip Rigsby
- Craig Lipscomb
- David Standridge
- Steve Hurst
- Randy Wood
- Bob Fincher
- Ginny Shaver
- Corley Ellis
- Arnold Mooney
- Danny Garrett
- David Faulkner
- Jim Carns
- Jim Hill
- Allen Treadaway
- Brett Easterbrook
- Alan Baker
- Reed Ingram
- Joe Lovvorn
- Chris Blackshear
- Ed Oliver
- Berry Forte
- Paul W. Lee
- Jeff Sorrells
- Chris Sells
- Rhett Marques
- Steve Clouse
- Matt Simpson
- Adline Clarke
- Napoleon Bracy
- Sam Jones
- Chris Pringle
- Shane Stringer
- Barbara Drummond
- Margie Wilcox
- Chip Brown
- Ivan Smith
- Russell Bedsole
- Ben Robbins
- Kenneth Paschal
- Kelvin Datcher
- Marilyn Lands
- Ben Harrison
- James Lomax
- Mark Shirey
- Leigh Hulsey
- Mike Kirkland
- Brock Colvin
- Mack Butler
- Mark Gidley
- Chad Robertson
- Susan DuBose
- Mike Shaw
- Patrick Sellers
- Ron Bolton
- Bill Lamb
- Donna Givens
- Curtis Travis
- Phillip Ensler
- Rick Rehm
- Jerry Starnes
- Marcus Paramore
- Matthew Hammett
- Jennifer Fidler
- Frances Holk-Jones
- Kerry (Bubba) Underwood
- Troy Stubbs
- Ernie Yarbrough
- Bryan Brinyark
- Jeana Ross
- Heath Allbright
- Norman Crow
- Cindy Myrex
- Gregory Barnes
- Kristin Nelson
NO: 0
ABSTAIN: 18
YES: 84
- Phillip Pettus
- Parker Moore
- Danny Crawford
- Andy Whitt
- Terri Collins
- Scott Stadthagen
- Tim Wadsworth
- Tracy Estes
- Jamie Kiel
- Rex Reynolds
- Ritchie Whorton
- Nathaniel Ledbetter
- Phillip Rigsby
- Craig Lipscomb
- David Standridge
- Steve Hurst
- Randy Wood
- Bob Fincher
- Ginny Shaver
- Corley Ellis
- Arnold Mooney
- Danny Garrett
- David Faulkner
- Jim Carns
- Jim Hill
- Allen Treadaway
- Brett Easterbrook
- Alan Baker
- Reed Ingram
- Joe Lovvorn
- Chris Blackshear
- Ed Oliver
- Berry Forte
- Paul W. Lee
- Jeff Sorrells
- Chris Sells
- Rhett Marques
- Steve Clouse
- Matt Simpson
- Adline Clarke
- Napoleon Bracy
- Sam Jones
- Chris Pringle
- Shane Stringer
- Margie Wilcox
- Chip Brown
- Ivan Smith
- Russell Bedsole
- Ben Robbins
- Kenneth Paschal
- Kelvin Datcher
- Marilyn Lands
- Ben Harrison
- James Lomax
- Mark Shirey
- Leigh Hulsey
- Mike Kirkland
- Brock Colvin
- Mack Butler
- Mark Gidley
- Chad Robertson
- Susan DuBose
- Mike Shaw
- Ron Bolton
- Bill Lamb
- Donna Givens
- Curtis Travis
- Phillip Ensler
- Rick Rehm
- Jerry Starnes
- Marcus Paramore
- Matthew Hammett
- Jennifer Fidler
- Frances Holk-Jones
- Kerry (Bubba) Underwood
- Troy Stubbs
- Ernie Yarbrough
- Bryan Brinyark
- Jeana Ross
- Heath Allbright
- Norman Crow
- Cindy Myrex
- Gregory Barnes
- Kristin Nelson
NO: 0
ABSTAIN: 21
- Laura Hall
- Barbara Boyd
- Anthony Daniels
- Neil Rafferty
- Rolanda Hollis
- M. Moore
- Juandalynn Givan
- Prince Chestnut
- Thomas Jackson
- Kelvin Lawrence
- Chris England
- Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell
- TaShina Morris
- Pebblin W. Warren
- Jeremy Gray
- Barbara Drummond
- Kenyatté Hassell
- Patrice McClammy
- Ontario Tillman
- Patrick Sellers
- Travis Hendrix
YES: 87
- Phillip Pettus
- Parker Moore
- Danny Crawford
- Andy Whitt
- Terri Collins
- Scott Stadthagen
- Tim Wadsworth
- Tracy Estes
- Jamie Kiel
- Laura Hall
- Rex Reynolds
- Ritchie Whorton
- Nathaniel Ledbetter
- Phillip Rigsby
- Craig Lipscomb
- David Standridge
- Steve Hurst
- Randy Wood
- Bob Fincher
- Ginny Shaver
- Corley Ellis
- Arnold Mooney
- Danny Garrett
- David Faulkner
- Jim Carns
- Jim Hill
- Allen Treadaway
- Brett Easterbrook
- Alan Baker
- Reed Ingram
- Joe Lovvorn
- Chris Blackshear
- Ed Oliver
- Berry Forte
- Paul W. Lee
- Jeff Sorrells
- Chris Sells
- Rhett Marques
- Steve Clouse
- Matt Simpson
- Adline Clarke
- Napoleon Bracy
- Sam Jones
- Chris Pringle
- Shane Stringer
- Barbara Drummond
- Margie Wilcox
- Chip Brown
- Ivan Smith
- Russell Bedsole
- Ben Robbins
- Kenneth Paschal
- Kelvin Datcher
- Marilyn Lands
- Ben Harrison
- James Lomax
- Mark Shirey
- Leigh Hulsey
- Mike Kirkland
- Brock Colvin
- Mack Butler
- Mark Gidley
- Chad Robertson
- Susan DuBose
- Mike Shaw
- Patrick Sellers
- Ron Bolton
- Bill Lamb
- Donna Givens
- Curtis Travis
- Phillip Ensler
- Rick Rehm
- Jerry Starnes
- Marcus Paramore
- Matthew Hammett
- Jennifer Fidler
- Frances Holk-Jones
- Kerry (Bubba) Underwood
- Troy Stubbs
- Ernie Yarbrough
- Bryan Brinyark
- Jeana Ross
- Heath Allbright
- Norman Crow
- Cindy Myrex
- Gregory Barnes
- Kristin Nelson
NO: 0
ABSTAIN: 18
YES: 32
- Tim Melson
- Tom Butler
- Arthur Orr
- Garlan Gudger
- Larry Stutts
- Sam Givhan
- Steve Livingston
- Andrew Jones
- Randy Price
- Dan Roberts
- J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner
- Shay Shelnutt
- Rodger M. Smitherman
- Linda Coleman-Madison
- Gerald H. Allen
- Greg Albritton
- Will Barfoot
- William M. Beasley
- Donnie Chesteen
- Clyde Chambliss
- Chris Elliott
- Vivian Davis Figures
- Jack W. Williams
- David Sessions
- April Weaver
- Robert Stewart
- Lance Bell
- Keith Kelley
- Jay Hovey
- Josh Carnley
- Wes Kitchens
- Matt Woods
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 3
Actions
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Enacted
- Mar 05, 2026 | House
- Signature Requested
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Gudger Concur In and Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 729
- Ready to Enroll
- Enrolled
- Delivered to Governor
- Mar 05, 2026 | House
- BIR709 for SB242, Passed by Second House
- Third Reading in Second House
- Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Engrossed Substitute Offered XD1RRE7-1 (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
- Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 759 XD1RRE7-1
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 760
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Reported Out of Committee Second House XD1RRE7-1 (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
- Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
- Pending Committee Action in Second House (Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure)
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- BIR709 for SB242, Passed by House of Origin
- Third Reading in House of Origin
- Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 434
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)
- Feb 11, 2026 | Senate
- Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Feb 03, 2026 | Senate
- Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
- Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development)

