SB20 Alabama 2013 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2013
Title
Driving or operating a vehicle as defined (including vessels) under the influence of alcohol or drugs, criminal negligent homicide or assault in the first degree amended to include, Secs. 13A-6-4, 13A-6-20 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a person commits
criminally negligent homicide if the person causes
the death of another person by criminal negligence</p><p class="bill_description">
Criminally negligent homicide is a Class C felony
if the homicide is caused by the driver of a motor
vehicle while driving under the influence of
alcohol or drugs in violation of Section 32-5A-191,
Code of Alabama 1975</p><p class="bill_description">
Also, under Section 32-5A-191.3, Code of
Alabama 1975, a person is guilty of operating a
vessel and certain other marine devices under the
influence of alcohol or drugs if the person
operates the vessel or devices under conditions in
which the person would be guilty of driving a motor
vehicle under the influence. Also, under the
Alabama Criminal Code, a "vehicle" is generally
defined in subdivision (15) of Section 13A-1-2,
Code of Alabama 1975, to include any propelled
devices including any vessel</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that a person
commits criminally negligent homicide if the
criminally negligent homicide is caused by the
operator of any vehicle while unlawfully driving or
operating the vehicle under the influence of
alcohol or drugs</p><p class="bill_description">
Under existing law, a person commits assault
in the first degree if the person causes serious
bodily injury to another person with a motor
vehicle while driving under the influence of
alcohol or drugs in violation of Section 32-5A-191</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that a person would
commit assault in the first degree if the person
causes serious physical injury to another person
while driving or operating any vehicle while under
the influence of alcohol or drugs</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 13A-6-4 and 13A-6-20 of the Code
of Alabama 1975, relating to the offense of criminally
negligent homicide and assault in the first degree,
respectively, and providing when the offenses are committed by
persons unlawfully driving a motor vehicle under the influence
of alcohol or drugs; to provide that the offense may be
committed by a person while driving or operating any vehicle
while unlawfully under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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Subjects
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 20, 2013 | H | Judiciary first Amendment Offered |
| March 20, 2013 | H | Pending third reading on day 16 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 amendment |
| March 20, 2013 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| February 21, 2013 | H | Referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
| February 21, 2013 | H | Read for the first time |
| February 21, 2013 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 124 |
| February 21, 2013 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 7, 2013 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 5, 2013 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB20 Alabama 2013 Session - Introduced |