SB353 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Jul 25, 2021

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Bill Holtzclaw
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Controlled substances, crime of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, created, penalties
Description: Under existing law, the crime of unlawful possession of a controlled substance is a Class C felony.
This bill would create the crime of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute a Class B 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

Pending third reading on day 22 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 substitute

Indefinitely Postponed

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and

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