HB258 Alabama 2012 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Crimes and Offenses, prisoners, prohibition against use of social networks
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would prohibit inmates from
establishing or maintaining any social networking
website</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 prohibit inmates from establishing or maintaining
any Internet-based social networking website; to prohibit any
person from establishing or maintaining an Internet-based
social networking website on behalf of an inmate; 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
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2012 | Delivered to Governor at 11:42 p. m. on May 16, 2012. | |
| May 16, 2012 | Assigned Act No. 2012-514. | |
| May 16, 2012 | Clerk of the House Certification | |
| May 16, 2012 | Signature Requested | |
| May 16, 2012 | Enrolled | |
| May 16, 2012 | Passed Second House | |
| May 16, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1530 | |
| May 16, 2012 | Pending third reading on day 26 Favorable from Judiciary | |
| May 3, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| April 17, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary | |
| April 17, 2012 | Engrossed | |
| April 17, 2012 | Cosponsors Added | |
| April 17, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 890 | |
| April 17, 2012 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 889 | |
| April 17, 2012 | Warren Amendment Offered | |
| April 17, 2012 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 888 | |
| April 17, 2012 | Rogers Amendment Offered | |
| April 17, 2012 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 887 | |
| April 17, 2012 | Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment Resumed | |
| April 17, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| April 17, 2012 | Williams (P) to suspend rules to take up HB258 out of order adopted voice vote | |
| April 17, 2012 | Time Expired | |
| April 17, 2012 | Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment Offered | |
| April 17, 2012 | Third Reading Carried Over | |
| February 23, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment | |
| February 9, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB258 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB258 Alabama 2012 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB258 Alabama 2012 Session - Enrolled |