HB263 Alabama 2013 Session
Bill Summary
This bill would establish the crime of interference with public safety communication if a person damages public safety communication equipment or otherwise interferes with a public safety telecommunication broadcast or transmission.
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.
Relating to crimes and offenses; to establish the crime of interference with public safety communication; to provide penalties; 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.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2013 | S | Pending third reading on day 29 Favorable from Judiciary |
| May 7, 2013 | S | Marsh table Marsh motion to recommit adopted Roll Call 848 |
| May 7, 2013 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 2, 2013 | S | Williams motion to table Smitherman motion to rerefer adopted Roll Call 707 |
| May 2, 2013 | S | Smitherman motion to rerefer |
| May 2, 2013 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| April 25, 2013 | H | Engrossed |
| April 25, 2013 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 987 |
| April 25, 2013 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 986 |
| April 25, 2013 | H | Public Safety and Homeland Security Amendment Offered |
| April 25, 2013 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 28, 2013 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| February 12, 2013 | H | 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 | HB263 Alabama 2013 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB263 Alabama 2013 Session - Introduced |
Source: Alabama Legislature