SB361 Alabama 2010 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Abortions, use of taxpayer, state, or federal funds for organizations, institutions, or physicians performing, prohibited, penalties, Ban on Abortion Funding Act
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Existing law does not prohibit any
organization or institution that performs abortions
or advocates for abortions from receiving state
taxpayer funds, state funds, or federal funds</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would prohibit the provision of
state taxpayer funds, state funds, or federal funds
to any organization or institution that performs
abortions or advocates for abortions</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for penalties</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"> Relating to abortions; to prohibit the provision of
taxpayer funds, state funds, or federal funds to certain
organizations or institutions; to provide 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
Abortion
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Economic Expansion and Trade |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB361 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |