State Pilotage Commission; statewide laws repealed

Plain English Breakdown

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SB89: Repeal of State Pilotage Commission and Bar Pilot Laws

This law removes the state rules that created the State Pilotage Commission and set requirements for bar pilots in Alabama.

What This Bill Does

• Repeals Article 1, Chapter 4 of Title 33 from the Code of Alabama 1975 (Sections 33-4-1 through 33-4-14), which established the State Pilotage Commission.
• Repeals Article 2, Chapter 4 of Title 33 from the Code of Alabama 1975 (Sections 33-4-30 through 33-4-57), which set requirements for bar pilots in this state.

Who It Names or Affects

• The State Pilotage Commission
• Bar pilots operating in the state

Terms To Know

Repeal

To officially cancel or remove a law so it is no longer active.

State Pilotage Commission

A state group established by the laws that are now being repealed.

Bar pilots

Pilots whose requirements were set in the sections of law that are now being removed.

Limits and Unknowns

• The official text does not state what new rules will replace these laws.
• The source material does not explain why the legislature chose to remove these specific sections.

Official Summary Text

This act repeals: (1) Article 1, Chapter 4 of Title 33, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the establishment of the State Pilotage Commission; and (2) Article 2, Chapter 4 of Title 33, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to requirements for the operation of bar pilots in the state.

Current Bill Text

SB89 ENROLLED
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SB89
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By Senators Sessions, Figures, Elliott, Albritton
RFD: Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
First Read: 13-Jan-26
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SB89 Enrolled
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First Read: 13-Jan-26
Enrolled, An Act,
Relating to the State Pilotage Commission and bar
pilots; to repeal Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 33,
consisting of Sections 33-4-1 through 33-4-14, Code of Alabama
1975, establishing the State Pilotage Commission; and to
repeal Article 2 of Chapter 4 of Title 33, consisting of
Sections 33-4-30 through 33-4-57, Code of Alabama 1975,
establishing requirements for bar pilots in this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 33,
consisting of Sections 33-4-1 through 33-4-14, Code of Alabama
1975, establishing the State Pilotage Commission, and Article
2 of Chapter 4 of Title 33, consisting of Sections 33-4-30
through 33-4-57, Code of Alabama 1975, establishing
requirements for bar pilots in this state, are repealed.
Section 2. This act shall become effective on June 1,
2026.
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SB89 Enrolled
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2026.
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President and Presiding Officer of the Senate
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
SB89
Senate 15-Jan-26
I hereby certify that the within Act originated in and passed
the Senate.
Patrick Harris,
Secretary.
House of Representatives
Passed: 29-Jan-26
By: Senator Sessions
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