HB38 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
First Special Session 2015
Title
Crimes and offfenses, offering or accepting money or anything of value for an aborted fetus prohibited, criminal penalties
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would prohibit a person, entity,
or association from offering or accepting money or
anything of value for an aborted fetus or any
portion of an aborted fetus and provide criminal
penalties for any violation</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 aborted fetuses; to prohibit a person,
entity, or association from offering or accepting money or
anything of value for an aborted fetus; any portion of an
aborted fetus and provide criminal penalties for any
violation; 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
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 3, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB38 Alabama 2015 1st Special Session - Introduced |