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Senate committee gives favorable reports to several bills, including salvage‑title, insurance and real‑estate measures
Summary
The committee moved multiple bills to a favorable report, including SB 130 (gold and silver as currency), SB 96 (salvage title cleanup), SB 97 (surplus lines insurance conformity), SB 154 (real estate buyer’s agreements) and the companion HB 230; counts were specified for some measures.
The Senate committee advanced several bills with favorable reports during the session. Most received no extended debate and were moved by voice vote or previous roll call procedures.
SB 130, sponsored by Senator Melson, which would permit gold and silver to be used as currency (not required, merely allowed), was moved by Senator Roberts and seconded by Senator Williams. The clerk’s roll call recorded the bill as receiving a favorable report on a recorded vote, 15–0.
SB 96, described by its sponsor as a technical cleanup of salvage‑title rules to allow Alabama owners or companies to apply for salvage titles when an accident occurs out of state, was amended at the Department of Revenue’s request and then adopted by motion. A motion by Senator Elliott, second by Senator Smitherman, carried and SB 96 received a favorable report.
SB 97, a Department of Insurance bill concerning surplus lines insurance and reciprocity standards, was moved for a favorable report by Senator Kitchens, seconded by Senator Price and received a favorable report by the committee.
SB 154 (and its House companion, HB 230) clarifies real‑estate buyer’s agreements and disclosure timing after a national settlement involving the National Association of Realtors was referenced in committee discussion. Sponsor testimony said the bill clarifies that a buyer’s agency agreement becomes binding at the time parties agree to be represented or submit an offer, not merely to view property. SB 154 and HB 230 both received favorable reports.
Where recorded tallies were given, they are reported here. Several bills were advanced by unanimous voice or "using previous roll" procedures without an individual tally entered in the hearing transcript; where the transcript did not specify the numeric vote, the article marks the tally as "not specified."
