HB268 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Menacing and reckless endangerment, crimes of, penalties increased, Secs. 13A-6-23, 13A-6-24 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a person convicted of
the crime of menacing is guilty of a Class B
misdemeanor</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that a person who
commits the crime of menacing would be guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor</p><p class="bill_description">
Under existing law, a person convicted of
the crime of reckless endangerment is guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that a person who
commits the crime of reckless endangerment would be
guilty of a Class C felony</p><p class="bill_description"> 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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 13A-6-23 and 13A-6-24 of the Code
of Alabama 1975, relating to the crimes of menacing and
reckless endangerment; to increase the penalties; and in
connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the
requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds
within the meaning of 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.
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Subjects
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| January 14, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB268 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |