HB 166 Alabama House · 2026 Regular Session

Motor vehicles; impoundment conditions and procedures, further provided; redemption procedures, further provided; issuance of local identification cards, restrictions provided

HB 166 amends Alabama law to expand when police can impound vehicles operated without a valid driver's license (beyond just DUI cases) and clarifies redemption procedures. It specifically allows impoundment if a driver cannot produce a license on demand, unless the license expired within 180 days or a family member with a valid license is present. The bill also restricts local governments from issuing identification cards, limiting this to state-issued non-driver IDs. These changes directly affect drivers without valid licenses and local governments issuing IDs, with new processes for vehicle redemption and impoundment exceptions. The bill is currently pending committee review in the Alabama House.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 5, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee Second House
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending Committee Action in Second House (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 306
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Jamie Kiel
RRepublican
AL
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