Escambia County; authorizing additional motor vehicle license and registration tax

Taxes

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Baker (A)
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Enacted
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Escambia County Motor Vehicle Tax

This law allows Escambia County to add a $5 fee for new vehicle registrations, transfers, and renewals starting in January 2027.

What This Bill Does

Allows the Escambia County Commission to charge an extra $5 fee on each new car registration, transfer, or renewal before December 1, 2026.
Requires this additional fee to be collected every year and added to existing fees for vehicle licenses and registrations.
Specifies that the money from these fees must go into a special fund called the Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund.

Who It Names or Affects

People who register, transfer, or renew car licenses in Escambia County starting January 1, 2027.
The county commission and license issuing officials of Escambia County.

Terms To Know

Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund: A special fund where the extra money from vehicle registration fees goes to support law enforcement activities in Escambia County.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if the county commission decides not to add this fee.
It is unclear how much additional revenue will be generated by this new fee.

Bill History

2026-02-03 House
Enacted
2026-01-27 Senate
Signature Requested
2026-01-27 House
Delivered to Governor
2026-01-22 Senate
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 99 (Yeas 31, Nays 0)
2026-01-22 Senate
Third Reading in Second House (Yeas 31, Nays 0)
2026-01-22 House
Enrolled
2026-01-22 House
Ready to Enroll
2026-01-21 Senate
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-01-21 Senate
Reported Out of Committee Second House
2026-01-20 House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 29 (Yeas 10, Nays 0)
2026-01-20 House
Third Reading in House of Origin (Yeas 49, Nays 0)
2026-01-20 Senate
Pending Committee Action in Second House
2026-01-20 Senate
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Local Legislation
2026-01-15 House
Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-01-15 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 Local Legislation

Official Summary Text

Escambia County; authorizing additional motor vehicle license and registration tax

Current Bill Text

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HB200 ENROLLED
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HB200
11Y17LZ-2
By Representative Baker (N & P)
RFD: Local Legislation
First Read: 13-Jan-26
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First Read: 13-Jan-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to Escambia County; to authorize the county
commission to levy an additional motor vehicle license and
registration issuance fee; and to provide for distribution of
the proceeds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a)(1) The Escambia County Commission, prior
to December 1, 2026, may levy and provide for the collection
of an annual additional motor vehicle license and registration
issuance fee in the amount of up to five dollars ($5) on each
new registration, transfer, or renewal on any vehicle in the
county with the motor vehicle license and registration year
commencing on January 1, 2027.
(2) The issuance fee authorized by this section may
only be for one continuing annual fee of up to five dollars
($5).
(3) The county's license issuing official shall collect
the issuance fee on each new registration, transfer, or
renewal on a vehicle in the county.
(4) The issuance fee shall be in addition to all other
fees, taxes, or other charges provided for the license and
registration of a vehicle.
(b) The license issuing official, on a monthly basis,
shall distribute the proceeds of the issuance fee levied
pursuant to this section to the Sheriff's Law Enforcement Fund
for law enforcement purposes.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1,
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Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1,
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2026.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
House of Representatives
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and
was passed by the House 20-Jan-26.
John Treadwell
Clerk
Senate 22-Jan-26 Passed
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