SB3 Alabama 2012 1st Special Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
First Special Session 2012
Title
Insurance Department, casualty insurance companies, capital requirements required, subject to certain action level events, Secs. 27-2B-2, 27-2B-3, 27-2B-4 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Existing law provides that the crime of
possession of a gambling device is a Class A
misdemeanor</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that possession of a
gambling device in furtherance of a business
enterprise would be a Class C felony</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-12-27 of the Code of Alabama
1975, relating to possession of a gambling device in
furtherance of a business enterprise; to provide that
possession of a gambling device would be a Class C felony; 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
Insurance
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2012 | Pending third reading on day 3 Favorable from Finance and Taxation General Fund | |
| May 18, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| May 17, 2012 | 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 | SB3 Alabama 2012 1st Special Session - Introduced |