HB55 Alabama 2013 Session

This bill would provide that lawfully carrying a firearm under certain conditions does not, in and of itself, constitute the crime of disorderly conduct

This bill would authorize a person to carry a pistol in his or her vehicle without a concealed pistol permit

This bill would repeal a prohibition against carrying a concealed pistol on another's property

This bill would also repeal a prohibition against carrying a pistol at any public demonstration

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

To amend Sections 13A-11-7, 13A-11-73, 13A-11-74, and 13A-11-75, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that lawfully carrying a firearm does not, in and of itself, constitute disorderly conduct; to authorize a person to carry a pistol in his or her vehicle without a concealed pistol permit; and to revise certain procedures related to the licensing process; to repeal Sections 13A-11-52 and 13A-11-59, Code of Alabama 1975, to repeal prohibitions against carrying a concealed pistol on another's property and at a public demonstration; 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.