HB47 Alabama 2012 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline, posting in lounges and on Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, Public Service Commission, and Industrial Relations Department Internet website, required, penalties
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, there is no requirement
for any lounge to post the National Human
Trafficking Resource Center Hotline</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require the posting of the
hotline</p><p class="bill_description">
A violation of this bill would be subject to
a fine not to exceed $50 for each violation</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"> Relating to lounges; to provide for the posting of
the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline in
certain establishments; to provide for a fine not to exceed
$50 for each violation; 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
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 28, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary | |
| February 23, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 98 | |
| February 8, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| February 23, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| February 7, 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 | HB47 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |