SB71 Alabama 2010 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2010
Title
Cemeteries and graveyards, desecration or defacement of property, types of property included in offense expanded, exemptions for cemetery operators, Sec. 13A-7-23.1 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, the desecration or
defacement of certain memorials of a deceased
person is a crime</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide further for the type
of memorial by including a burial mound or certain
other burial structures and would provide an
exemption for certain cemetery operators and others
authorized to remove a memorial</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-7-23.1, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to the crime of desecration or defacement of certain
memorials and to provide exemptions; 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
Cemeteries
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 22, 2010 | Enrolled | |
| April 22, 2010 | Delivered to Governor at 2:01 p.m. on April 22, 2010 | |
| April 22, 2010 | Assigned Act No. 2010-723 on 04/30/2010. | |
| April 22, 2010 | Enrolled | |
| April 22, 2010 | Signature Requested | |
| April 22, 2010 | Concurred in Second House Amendment | |
| April 22, 2010 | Orr motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1184 | |
| April 22, 2010 | Concurrence Requested | |
| April 21, 2010 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1106 | |
| April 21, 2010 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1105 | |
| April 21, 2010 | Johnson Amendment Offered | |
| February 17, 2010 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 267 | |
| April 21, 2010 | Third Reading Passed | |
| February 17, 2010 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 266 | |
| April 1, 2010 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| February 18, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary | |
| February 17, 2010 | Governmental Affairs Amendment Offered | |
| February 18, 2010 | Engrossed | |
| February 17, 2010 | Third Reading Passed | |
| January 14, 2010 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment | |
| January 12, 2010 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB71 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | SB71 Alabama 2010 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | SB71 Alabama 2010 Session - Enrolled |