Bill requiring English proficiency for commercial drivers goes to Gov. Kay Ivey

Bill requiring English proficiency for commercial drivers goes to Gov. Kay Ivey

Sen. Lance Bell, R-Pell City (right), speaks with Sen. Rodger Smitherman, D-Birmingham on the floor of the Alabama Senate on Feb. 19, 2026 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. A bill sponsored by Bell requiring commercial truck drivers to be proficient in English is headed to Gov. Kay Ivey's desk. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)The Alabama House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill requiring all commercial drivers to be profici…