HB511 Alabama 2014 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Police animals, trained or handled by Class One Railroad Officer or special agent, included in protection laws, Sec. 13A-11-260 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, it is a crime to harass,
interfere, or attempt to interfere with the duties
of a police animal or a search and rescue animal</p><p class="bill_description">
It is also a crime to assault, injure, or cause the
death of a police animal or search and rescue
animal</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would clarify that an animal
trained or handled by a Class One Railroad Officer
or special agent and working in a canine unit is
protected by the police animal protection laws</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-11-260, Code of Alabama 1975,
relating to police animals; to clarify that a trained police
animal handled by a Class One Railroad Officer or special
agent is within the protection of the police animal protection
laws; 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.
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Subjects
Class One Railroad Officer
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2014 | S | Pending third reading on day 29 Favorable from Commerce, Transportation, and Utilities |
| April 1, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 20, 2014 | S | Referred to Committee on Commerce, Transportation and Utilities |
| March 19, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| March 19, 2014 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 869 |
| March 19, 2014 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 26, 2014 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 20, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB511 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |