HB465 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2010

Session

12

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Henry A. White
Democrat
Co-Sponsors: Allen Treadaway Spencer Collier Phil Williams Steve Clouse Joe Faust Dickie Drake Gregory Canfield Mac McCutcheon Cam Ward Butch Taylor Warren Beck
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Continuous sexual abuse of a child, crime of established, penalties
Description: Under existing law, there is no specific crime designated continuous sexual abuse of a child.
This bill would create the crime of continuous sexual abuse of a child and provide penalties for the crime.
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.
Subjects: Crimes and Offenses