Legislators hope to make car tag renewal more accessible, reform Water Works

Homewood residents could be renewing car tags online or at kiosks and seeing regulation on water rates after the next state legislative session, Rep. Paul DeMarco said this week.

DeMarco and Senator Jabo Waggoner and Rep. Paul addressed the Homewood Chamber of Commerce on news from the legislature at a luncheon on Oct. 15 at Samford University.

The state legislature passed a law two years ago that allowed municipalities in Jefferson County to issue car tags, according to DeMarco. He said he is hopeful cities like Homewood will be able to add online and kiosk vehicle registration following the next session.

“We should have on-demand ordering of car tags,” he said.

DeMarco also discussed how he and Waggoner sponsored a bill during the last session that would regulate Birmingham Water Works Board rates and add more regional representatives to the board.

“Rates have gone up 200 percent over the last 13 years,” DeMarco said. “It is one of the last bastions of problems in Birmingham.”

DeMarco said that they hope to pass this legislation in the upcoming session as well.

To contact DeMarco, email paul@pljpc.com. To contact Waggoner, email jabo.waggoner@alsenate.gov.