HB376 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Mac McCutcheon
Republican
Co-Sponsors: Mike Ball Blaine Galliher Allen Treadaway
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Controlled substances, crime of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, created, penalties, Sec. 13A-12-211 am'd (2012-20422)
Summary: HB376 creates a new crime: possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, and makes it a Class B felony.
What This Bill Does
The bill amends Section 13A-12-211 to define unlawful possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and sets specific quantity thresholds for several drugs. If someone possesses more than the stated amounts with intent to distribute, they would be charged with this new crime. The offense is classified as a Class B felony. The act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after it is passed and signed into law.

Who It Affects
Individuals who possess controlled substances above the listed thresholds with intent to distribute, who could be charged with a Class B felony.
Law enforcement, prosecutors, and the courts, who would enforce and adjudicate this new crime and handle related investigations and cases.

Key Provisions
Creates unlawful possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance with specified quantity thresholds for cocaine, morphine/opium/heroin, certain MDMA-related substances, amphetamine, and methamphetamine.
Defines the offense as a Class B felony.
Lists exact quantity thresholds: cocaine >8 g and 2 g and 8 g and 8 g and 8 g and 8 g and <28 g.
Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor's approval.
Note: The bill states it is excluded from Amendment 621 local-funding requirements because it defines a new crime or amends the definition of an existing crime.

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Subjects: Crimes and Offenses