HB340 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jan 11, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jim CarnsRepresentative
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Wes Long Barry Moore April Weaver Dan Williams William Roberts Kerry Rich K.L. Brown Rod Scott John W. Rogers Arthur Payne Allen Treadaway Richard Baughn Becky Nordgren David Sessions Juandalynn Givan Allen Farley Mark Tuggle Paul Beckman Daniel H. Boman Wayne Johnson Ken Johnson John Merrill Kurt Wallace Mac Buttram Blaine Galliher Micky Hammon Phil Williams Jeremy Oden Johnny Mack Morrow Patricia Todd John Robinson Merika Coleman Steve Hurst Alan Harper Mike Millican Oliver Robinson Chris England Ralph Howard Todd Greeson Randy Davis Howard Sanderford Barry Mask Randy Wood Jim McClendon Alan Baker Harry Shiver Dickie Drake Jack Williams Mike Ball Mac McCutcheon Mike Hill Barbara Bigsby Boyd
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Crime of Looting, established, penalties, violation would be Class C felony
Description: This bill would create the crime of looting during a state of emergency declared by the Governor and would provide that a violation would be a Class C felony.
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.
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.
Subjects: Crimes and Offenses

Bill Actions

Conference Committee on HB340 2012RS first Substitute Offered

Delivered to Governor at 2:13 p. m. on May 3, 2012.

Assigned Act No. 2012-316.

Clerk of the House Certification

Signature Requested

Enrolled

Concurred in Conference Report

Ward motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 939

Conference Report Concurrence Requested

Merrill motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1175

Conference Report

Conference Committee Appointed

Marsh motion to Accede adopted Roll Call 858 P&PO appoints Allen, Fielding and Ward

Conference Committee Requested

Merrill motion to Non Concur and Appoint Conference Committee adopted Roll Call 1071 House appoints Robinson (O), Farley and Merrill

Concurrence Requested

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 833

Singleton motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 832

Singleton Amendment No. 2 Offered.

Singleton motion to Table adopted Voice Vote

Singleton Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Cosponsors Added

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 401

Third Reading Passed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

Bill Text

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Votes

Yes 79

Absent 26

Yes 102

Absent 3

Yes 27

Absent 8

Yes 27

Absent 8

Yes 88

Absent 17

Yes 86

Abstained 2

Absent 17

Yes 26

Absent 9

Yes 27

Abstained 2

Absent 6

Documents

Bill Text (Enrolled) HB340 Alabama 2012 Session - Enrolled

Bill Text (Introduced) HB340 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature