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AL SB46

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Merika Coleman-Evans

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) must establish a voluntary program allowing individuals to designate "invisible medical conditions" on driver licenses or nondriver identification cards using a discrete state flower symbol

  • Qualifying conditions include communication impediments, hearing loss, blindness/visual impairment, autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, schizophrenia, and cognitive disabilities

  • Applicants must provide proof of diagnosis from a physician licensed in Alabama to receive the designation

  • ALEA may not charge a fee solely for adding the medical condition designation to a license or ID card

  • Effective date: October 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Motor vehicles; driver licenses; designation of certain medical conditions, provided for

Motor Vehicles & Traffic

Last Action

Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar

2/5/2026

Committee Referrals

Public Safety and Homeland Security1/22/2026
State Governmental Affairs1/13/2026

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