SB114 Alabama 2011 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2011
Title
Public benefits, fraudulent misrepresentation of income, prohibited, theft of services, requirement that person committing the crime knew the services were available only for compensation, removed, Sec. 13A-8-10 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a person commits the
crime of theft of services, if he or she
intentionally obtains services, known by him or her
to be available only for compensation, by
deception, threat, false token, or other means to
avoid payment for the services</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would remove the requirement that
the person committing the crime knew the services
were available only for compensation</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-8-10 of the Code of Alabama
1975, relating to theft of services; to remove the requirement
that the person committing the crime knew the services were
available only for compensation; and in connection therewith
to 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
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2011 | Indefinitely Postponed | |
| April 27, 2011 | Orr motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote | |
| April 27, 2011 | Third Reading Carried Over | |
| March 3, 2011 | Reported from Finance and Taxation General Fund as Favorable | |
| March 1, 2011 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation General Fund |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB114 Alabama 2011 Session - Introduced |