HB758 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Cockfighting, crime of owning or operating a cockpit, penalties, spectator or person in attendance, fine provided for, Sec. 13A-12-4 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Existing law provides for the crime of
keeping a cockpit and cockfighting</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would further provide for the
crime of owning or operating a cockpit with
penalties and would fine a spectator or a person in
attendance</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 Section 13A-12-4 of the Code of Alabama
1975, relating to keeping a cockpit and cockfighting; to
further provide for the crime of owning or operating a cockpit
with penalties; to fine a spectator or person in attendance;
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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Agriculture and Forestry |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB758 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |