HB268 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Mike Hill

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Menacing and reckless endangerment, crimes of, penalties increased, Secs. 13A-6-23, 13A-6-24 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a person convicted of the crime of menacing is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

This bill would provide that a person who commits the crime of menacing would be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

Under existing law, a person convicted of the crime of reckless endangerment is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

This bill would provide that a person who commits the crime of reckless endangerment would be guilty of a Class C felony.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.

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Subjects

Crimes and Offenses