Motor vehicles, distinctive license plates, issuance of "Invisible Disability" plates, authorized

Healthcare Taxes

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Hulsey
Last action: 2026-02-05
Official status: Read Second Time in House of Origin
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is October 1, 2026, which means the law will not be active immediately upon passage.

HB101: Invisible Disability License Plates

This law creates a new special license plate for people with invisible disabilities and their primary caregivers in Alabama.

What This Bill Does

Authorizes the issuance of distinctive 'Invisible Disability' license plates to eligible individuals.
Defines invisible disability as specific physical or mental conditions that may interfere with communication during emergencies, including autism, hearing loss, diabetes, and heart conditions.
Requires applicants to pay a $40 annual fee plus standard registration fees.
Mandates proof of diagnosis from a physician licensed in Alabama to receive the plate.
Sets the validity period for these plates at five years before they must be replaced or renewed.

Who It Names or Affects

Alabama residents diagnosed with specific invisible disabilities listed in the law.
Primary caregivers of individuals who have been diagnosed with these conditions.
The Alabama Department of Revenue and local license issuing officials.
Kulturecity, Incorporated, which receives funds from the plate fees.

Terms To Know

Invisible disability: A physical or mental condition that may make it hard for a person to communicate with first responders. Examples include autism spectrum disorder, hearing loss, diabetes, and heart conditions.
Primary caregiver: The main person responsible for taking care of an individual who has been diagnosed with an invisible disability.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not state the exact design or appearance of the license plate, only that Kulturecity will create it subject to approval.
It is unclear how much money remains for projects after production and administrative costs are subtracted from the $40 fee.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

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Public Safety and Homeland Security

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin

Plain English: This amendment creates a new special license plate in Alabama for people with certain hidden medical conditions or their primary caregivers.

It defines 'invisible disability' to include specific conditions like autism, epilepsy, diabetes, heart issues, and mental health disorders that might make it hard to talk to first responders.
Qualified individuals must pay a $40 yearly fee plus regular registration costs and provide a doctor's note proving their diagnosis.
The special plates are valid for five years before they need to be renewed or replaced.
After paying production costs, the extra money collected from the fees will go to an organization called Kulturecity, Incorporated to help create sensory accessibility in Alabama.

The text does not describe exactly what the license plate looks like other than saying a company named Kulturecity will design it.
It is unclear if this new law replaces any existing disability plates or how first responders are expected to react differently when they see these specific plates.

Bill History

2026-02-05 House
Hulsey Motion to Carry Over Temporarily - Adopted Voice Vote
2026-01-21 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-01-21 House
Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-01-13 House
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
2026-01-13 House
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Official Summary Text

Motor vehicles, distinctive license plates, issuance of "Invisible Disability" plates, authorized

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

HB101 INTRODUCED
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HB101
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By Representative Hulsey
RFD: Public Safety and Homeland Security
First Read: 13-Jan-26
PFD: 06-Jan-26
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PFD: 06-Jan-26
SYNOPSIS:
Existing law authorizes the issuance of
distinctive motor vehicle license plates.
This bill would authorize the issuance of a
distinctive motor vehicle license plate to individuals
who live with invisible disabilities and to the primary
caregivers of those individuals.
A BILL
TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
Relating to motor vehicle registration and distinctive
license plates; to authorize the issuance of a distinctive
motor vehicle license plate to individuals who have certain
medical conditions and tp the primary caregivers of those
individuals; and to provide for the distribution of proceeds
from the license plate fee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) For purposes of this section, the term
"invisible disability" means a physical or mental condition
that may interfere with an individual's ability to communicate
with a first responder, including:
(1) A communication impediment;
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(1) A communication impediment;
(2) Hearing loss;
(3) Blindness or a visual impairment;
(4) Autism spectrum disorder;
(5) Traumatic brain injury;
(6) Schizophrenia;
(7) Alzheimer's disease or dementia;
(8) Post traumatic stress disorder;
(9) Epilepsy;
(10) A developmental disability;
(11) Down syndrome;
(12) Diabetes;
(13) A heart condition; or
(14) A cognitive disability.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 32-6-64, 32-6-65, 32-6-67,
and 32-6-68, Code of Alabama 1975, an owner of a motor vehicle
who is a resident of Alabama and who has been diagnosed with
an invisible disability or an individual who is the primary
caretaker of an individual who has been diagnosed with an
invisible disability shall be issued a distinctive "Invisible
Disability" license plate upon:
(1) Application to the judge of probate, license
commissioner, or other issuing official;
(2) Compliance with motor vehicle registration and
licensing laws;
(3) Payment of regular fees required by law for license
plates for private passenger or pleasure motor vehicles; and
(4) Payment of an additional annual fee of forty
dollars ($40).
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dollars ($40).
(c) To receive an "Invisible Disability" license plate,
the individual shall provide proof of the diagnosis from a
physician licensed to practice medicine in this state.
(d) The "Invisible Disability" license plates shall be
valid for five years and may then be replaced with either
conventional, personalized, or new "Invisible Disability"
license plates.
(e) Payment of required license fees and taxes for the
years during which a new plate is not issued shall be
evidenced as provided in Section 32-6-63, Code of Alabama
1975.
(f) Kulturecity, Incorporated shall be responsible for
the design of the distinctive license plate subject to
approval by the Commissioner of Revenue and compliance with
all laws and rules.
(g) Proceeds from the additional revenues generated by
the forty dollars ($40) minus the production and
administrative costs for the "Invisible Disability" license
plates shall be submitted monthly by the Department of Revenue
or other appropriate official to Kulturecity, Incorporated.
The proceeds shall be used to assist in accomplishing its goal
of creating sensory accessibility and inclusion for
individuals with invisible disabilities within the state.
(h) The Department of Revenue may adopt rules to
implement this section.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on October
1, 2026.
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