MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — Legislation aimed at modernizing Alabama’s license plate replacement schedule has advanced in the House State Government Committee. Sponsored by Rep. Russell Bedsole, House Bill 256 seeks to extend the minimum validity period for motor vehicle license plate designs from five years to ten years.
This change would align Alabama with surrounding states and reduce the frequency of costly statewide plate reissuance.
“Alabama currently replaces vehicle license plate designs on a five-year cycle. This bill simply brings common-sense modernization to the process and helps reduce avoidable costs tied to reissuing plates more often than necessary,” said Rep. Bedsole…