HB463 Alabama 2014 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Criminally negligent homicide, victim under six years of age, penalties increased, Sec. 13A-6-4 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, criminally negligent
homicide is a Class A misdemeanor, except it is a
Class C felony in cases where the criminally
negligent homicide is caused by the driver of a
motor vehicle who is driving while under the
influence of alcohol or other controlled
substances</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that criminally
negligent homicide would be a Class C felony where
the victim is a child under six years of age</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 13A-6-4 of the Code of Alabama
1975, relating to criminally negligent homicide; to provide
that criminally negligent homicide would be a Class C felony
where the victim is a child under six years of age; and in
connection therewith to 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.
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Subjects
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 12, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB463 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |