SB164 Alabama 2014 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2014
Title
Voter identification, penalties for crime of falsifying or fraudulently making an application for Alabama photo voter ID card reduced, Sec. 17-9-30 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, falsifying or
fraudulently making an application for an Alabama
photo voter identification card is a Class C
felony</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would make the crime a Class A
misdemeanor</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"> Relating to elections; to amend Section 17-9-30,
Code of Alabama 1975, to reduce criminal penalties for the
crime of falsifying or fraudulently making an application for
an Alabama photo voter identification card; 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
Elections
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2014 | H | Pending third reading on day 27 Favorable from Judiciary |
| March 19, 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 Judiciary |
| February 20, 2014 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 477 |
| February 20, 2014 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 20, 2014 | S | Singleton motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| February 20, 2014 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| February 12, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| January 14, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB164 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |