HB316 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Unborn child, civil action for injury or death of, authorized, Secs. 6-5-390, 6-5-391 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Currently, civil causes of actions exist
for injury to a minor child and death of a minor
child</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would expand the definition of a
minor child to include an unborn child in utero at
any state of development, regardless of viability</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 6-5-390 and 6-5-391 relating to
civil causes of action for injury to a minor child and
wrongful deaths of a minor child, to further define the term
minor child to include an unborn child in utero at any stage
of development, regardless of viability; 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.
</p>
Subjects
Unborn Child
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| January 19, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB316 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |