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HB 559

Traffic Safety - As introduced, removes the prohibition on a person physically holding or supporting, with any part of the person's body, a wireless telecommunications device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle on a road or highway other than in a marked school zone or work zone; retains restrictions on activities such as texting on, reaching for, or watching or recording a video on such device while operating a motor vehicle on a road or highway. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-199.

114th Regular Session (2025-2026) Introduced by Kip Capley

HB 559 would require mask policies in schools and campuses if Alabama, focusing on exempting mask-wearing at protests and allowing local institutions to set campus mask rules.

Def. to Summer Study in Transportation Subcommittee
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Bill Summary · HB 559

I’m seeing multiple different bills labeled “HB 559” in the documents you provided (from different states and on very different topics). Which specific HB 559 do you want a full summary for? Please pick one of the options below (or tell me the state/version):

  • Alabama HB 559 (Criminal Offenses) — amends loitering law to exempt wearing surgical/medical masks at protests to prevent disease spread and authorizes local school boards and public colleges/universities to adopt/enforce campus mask policies (effective Oct. 1, 2025).
  • Maryland HB 559 (Economic Matters) — authorizes certain agritourism businesses, Class 4 limited wineries, and Class 8 farm breweries to meet the “convenient lavatory” requirement by using portable chemical toilets that meet specified conditions (effective June 1, 2025).
  • New Mexico HB 559 (Family law / custody) — would prohibit courts from considering parental support (or lack of support) of a child’s gender identity or gender-affirming care in custody decisions (effective July 1, 2025).
  • North Carolina HB 559 (“Make Elevators Great Again”) — raises and creates inspection/permit fee schedules for elevators/amusement devices, ties fees to CPI, and directs development of an inspector apprenticeship program.
  • Other HB 559s in your packet (Kentucky renter tax credit, Hawaii financial literacy in schools, Georgia sales-tax exemption extension for data centers, Illinois vehicle ID technical fix, etc.)

If you confirm which state/version you want, I will produce a comprehensive, 200–400 word summary (purpose, key provisions, who’s affected, and timeline/fiscal notes). If you want, I can also summarize multiple versions — tell me which ones.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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