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Read. Follow. Verify.Alabama authorizes firefighter license plates for fire chaplains and sets misdemeanor penalty for false certification
Last action · April 17, 2026: EnactedSponsor: Curtis Travis
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What This Bill Does
Alabama expands eligibility for firefighter distinctive license plates to include fire chaplains who are members of the Alabama Fellowship of Fire Chaplains, effective January 1, 2027. The law restricts these plates to personally owned, private passenger vehicles and establishes a for falsely obtaining or certifying a plate.
Fire chaplains meeting the organizational criteria may now display specialized license plates on their private vehicles, while individuals who falsely obtain or certify eligibility face criminal misdemeanor charges.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Fire chaplains
Fire chaplains gain eligibility to apply for and display a firefighter distinctive license plate on their private passenger vehicles.
Alabama Fellowship of Fire Chaplains
The organization's president is required to verify members' service via a signed affidavit.
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Current status: Became law.
Procedural history
16 actions- Apr 17, 2026HouseEnrolledEnacted
- Apr 9, 2026HouseEnrolledDelivered to Governor
- Apr 9, 2026SenateSignature Requested
- Apr 9, 2026HouseEnrolled
- Apr 9, 2026HouseReady to Enroll
- Apr 8, 2026SenateFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1286
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- Mar 19, 2026SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Mar 18, 2026SenateCommitteeReported Out of Committee Second House
- Feb 25, 2026SenateCommitteePending Committee Action in Second House
- Feb 25, 2026SenateIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund
- Feb 24, 2026HouseFloorMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 581
- Feb 24, 2026HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
- Feb 5, 2026HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- Feb 4, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee House of Origin
- Jan 22, 2026HouseCommitteePending Committee Action in House of Origin
- Jan 22, 2026HouseIntroducedRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means General Fund
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance25How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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