Alabama Senate bill in Session 2026RS.
Status: enacted. Latest action: April 15, 2026.
Disabled parking; unauthorized use of designated disabled parking places further provided for, notification of death in certain circumstances required, electronic scanning system authorized.
The act amends Sections 32-6-231, 32-6-233.1, and 40-12-300, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) revise the prohibition of parking a motor vehicle in a public disabled parking spot without authorization to require the lawful holder of a disability access placard or plate to be in the vehicle; (2) provide that disabled windshield placards expire one week following the death of the disabled individual; and (3) require the executor of the estate of an individual who was issued a disability windshield placard to notify the local licensing official of the individual’s death at the time of probate proceedings or within 90 days of the individual’s death. This act also requires the Department of Revenue to create an electronic scanning system for bar codes on disability windshield placards that provides the holder's name and disability status which may be accessed by the department and law enforcement agencies for enforcement.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-13 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-15 | Status | enacted |
| 2026-04-15 | Latest Action | Enacted |