HB357 Alabama 2014 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Driving under the influence, crime further defined, term "under the influence" defined, Sec. 32-5A-191 am'd
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a person may be charged
with driving under the influence when there is a
percent of alcohol in the blood or the person is
under the influence of alcohol, or a person may be
charged under separate subdivisions of the law if
the person is under the influence of a controlled
substance, both alcohol and a controlled substance,
or any substance which renders the person incapable
of safe driving. Under the existing law, the term
"under the influence" is not defined</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would define "under the influence"
for the purpose of the offense of driving under the
influence to mean not having the normal use of
mental and physical facilities by reason of the
introduction into the body of alcohol, a controlled
substance, a drug, or any other substance, or a
combination of two or more of those substances. The
bill would consolidate the charges of driving under
the influence to specify that a person may be
charged with driving under the influence if the
person is under the influence of any substance or
substances which render the person incapable of
safe driving</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 Section 32-5A-191 of the Code of Alabama
1975, relating to the offense of driving under the influence;
to further define the offense and to define the term "under
the influence" for the purpose of unsafe driving; 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
Motor Vehicles
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2014 | S | Pending third reading on day 27 Favorable from Judiciary |
| March 19, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 13, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| March 13, 2014 | H | Engrossed |
| March 13, 2014 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 788 |
| March 13, 2014 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 787 |
| March 13, 2014 | H | Jones Amendment Offered |
| March 13, 2014 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 4, 2014 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 23, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB357 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB357 Alabama 2014 Session - Engrossed |