Alabama legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Alabama HB638: Speed limits; municipal enforcement of speed limits within a municipality's police jurisdiction authorized
Status: In committee, April 1, 2026
What the bill says
A bill 13 TO BE ENTITLED 14 AN ACT 15 16 Relating to speed limits; to amend Section 32-5A-171, 17 Code of Alabama 1975, to expand the authority of municipal law 18 enforcement officers to enforce speed limits within both the 19 corporate limits and police jurisdiction of the municipality. 20.
From the introduced text:
A BILL 13 TO BE ENTITLED 14 AN ACT 15 16 Relating to speed limits; to amend Section 32-5A-171, 17 Code of Alabama 1975, to expand the authority of municipal law 18 enforcement officers to enforce speed limits within both the 19 corporate limits and police jurisdiction of the municipality. 20 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: 21 Section 1. Section 32-5A-171, Code of Alabama 1975, is 22 amended to read as follows: 23 "§32-5A-171 24 Except when a special hazard exists that requires lower 25 speed for compliance with Section 32-5A-170, the limits 26 hereinafter specified or established as hereinafter authorized 27 shall be maximum lawful speeds, and no person shall drive a 28 vehicle at a speed in excess of the maximum limits. Page HB638 INTRODUCED 29 (1) No person shall operate a vehicle in excess of 30 30 miles per hour in any urban district. 31 (2)a. No person shall operate a motor vehicle in excess 32 of 35 miles per hour on any unpaved road. For purposes of this 33 chapter the term " unpaved road " shall mean any highway under 34 the jurisdiction of any county, the surface of which consists 35 of natural earth, mixed soil, stabilized soil, aggregate, crushed sea shells, or similar materials without the use of 37 asphalt, …
Sponsors
- Nelson, Kristin (R, HD-038) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
- : Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
- : Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
- : Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Subjects: Motor Vehicles & Traffic
Common questions
- What is HB638?
- HB638 is a bill in the Alabama Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Speed limits; municipal enforcement of speed limits within a municipality's police jurisdiction authorized.
- What does HB638 do?
- In its own words: A bill 13 TO BE ENTITLED 14 AN ACT 15 16 Relating to speed limits; to amend Section 32-5A-171, 17 Code of Alabama 1975, to expand the authority of municipal law 18 enforcement officers to enforce speed limits within both the 19 corporate limits and police jurisdiction of the municipality. 20.
- What is the status of HB638?
- In committee as of April 1, 2026. Latest action: Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (April 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB638?
- Nelson, Kristin (R, HD-038).
- Where is the official record for HB638?
- On the Alabama Legislature website: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/instrument/2026RS/HB638
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