SB446 Alabama 2013 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2013
Title
Gambling crimes, enhanced penalties for violations under certain conditions, Secs. 13A-12-22, 13A-12-23, 13A-12-27 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, it is a crime to promote
gambling, conspire to promote gambling, or possess
a gambling device</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide enhanced penalties
for these crimes if the defendant profits from
gambling activity in an amount exceeding $10,000</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"> To amend Sections 13A-12-22, 13A-12-23, and
13A-12-27, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to gambling crimes,
to provide enhanced penalties if a defendant's profit from the
gambling activity exceeds a specified amount; 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.
</p>
Subjects
Gambling
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2013 | Further Consideration | |
| April 30, 2013 | S | Marsh motion to Carry Over adopted Voice Vote |
| April 30, 2013 | S | Dial Amendment Offered |
| April 30, 2013 | S | Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate Lost Roll Call 651 |
| April 30, 2013 | S | Taylor motion to Table adopted Roll Call 650 |
| April 30, 2013 | S | Dial Amendment Offered |
| April 30, 2013 | S | Taylor motion to Table adopted Voice Vote |
| April 30, 2013 | S | Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections first Substitute Offered |
| April 30, 2013 | S | Third Reading Carried Over |
| April 18, 2013 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| April 16, 2013 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Constitution, Campaign Finance, Ethics, and Elections |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB446 Alabama 2013 Session - Introduced |