HB316 Alabama 2015 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Sex Offenders, registration and community notification, technical revisions and citations update various sections, petition for relief from employment, residency living restriction, civil division of circuit courts, absconding without registering, penalty, Secs. 12-15-107, 12-15-116, 13A-5-2, 13A-5-6, 14-9-41, 15-18-8, 15-19-7, 15-20A-4 to 15-20A-9, incl., 15-20A-11, 15-20A-12, 15-20A-14, 15-20A-15, 15-20A-16, 15-20A-18, 15-20A-21 to 15-20A-29, incl., 15-20A-32, 15-20A-34, 15-20A-35, 15-20A-37, 15-20A-38, 15-20A-39, 15-20A-40, 15-20A-42, 15-20A-43, 15-20A-44, 15-20A-45, 15-20A-46, 15-22-27.3, 32-6-49.24, 36-18-24, 36-18-25, 38-13-2, 38-13-4 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would make technical revisions to
the Alabama Sex Offender Registration and Community
Notification Act, would change certain references
from the Department of Public Safety to the Alabama
State Law Enforcement Agency, and would update
internal citations in various sections of the Code
of Alabama 1975 to reflect the appropriate section
under current law</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would clarify that a petition for
relief from registration, employment, or living
restrictions must be filed in the civil division of
the circuit court</p><p class="bill_description">
The bill would provide a penalty for a sex
offender who absconds and fails to register in the
county where the sex offender declared intent to
reside</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require a sex offender to
provide to law enforcement a list of all Internet
providers used by the sex offender</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 sex offender registration, to amend
Sections 12-15-107, 12-15-116, 13A-5-2, 13A-5-6, 14-9-41,
15-18-8, 15-19-7, 15-20A-4, 15-20A-5, 15-20A-6, 15-20A-7,
15-20A-8, 15-20A-9, 15-20A-11, 15-20A-12, 15-20A-14,
15-20A-15, 15-20A-16, 15-20A-18, 15-20A-21, 15-20A-22,
15-20A-23, 15-20A-24, 15-20A-25, 15-20A-26, 15-20A-27,
15-20A-28, 15-20A-29, 15-20A-32, 15-20A-34, 15-20A-35,
15-20A-37, 15-20A-38, 15-20A-39, 15-20A-40, 15-20A-42,
15-20A-43, 15-20A-44, 15-20A-45, 15-20A-46, 15-22-27.3,
32-6-49.24, 36-18-24, 36-18-25, 38-13-2, and 38-13-4, Code of
Alabama 1975, to make technical revisions to the Alabama Sex
Offender Registration and Community Notification Act; to
update internal citations to reflect the appropriate section
of the current registration and community notification law; to
clarify that petitions for relief from registration,
employment, or living restrictions must be filed in the civil
division of the circuit court; to provide a penalty for a sex
offender who absconds and fails to register with the county
where he or she declared intent to reside; and to require a
sex offender to provide law enforcement with a list of all
Internet providers used by the sex offender; 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.
</p>
Subjects
Sex Offenders
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2015 | H | Delivered to Governor at 6:18 p.m. on June 4, 2015. |
| June 4, 2015 | H | Engrossed |
| June 4, 2015 | H | Assigned Act No. 2015-463. |
| June 4, 2015 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| June 4, 2015 | S | Signature Requested |
| June 4, 2015 | H | Enrolled |
| June 4, 2015 | S | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| June 4, 2015 | H | Givan motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1297 |
| June 4, 2015 | H | Concurrence Requested |
| June 4, 2015 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1456 |
| June 4, 2015 | S | Figures motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1455 |
| June 4, 2015 | S | Figures Amendment Offered |
| June 4, 2015 | S | Figures motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1454 |
| June 4, 2015 | S | Figures Amendment Offered |
| June 4, 2015 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 21, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 14, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| May 12, 2015 | H | Engrossed |
| May 12, 2015 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 687 |
| May 12, 2015 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 686 |
| May 12, 2015 | H | Jones Amendment Offered |
| May 12, 2015 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 685 |
| May 12, 2015 | H | JUDY 2nd Amendment Offered |
| May 12, 2015 | H | Givan motion to Table adopted Roll Call 684 |
| May 12, 2015 | H | JUDY 1st Amendment Offered |
| May 12, 2015 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 683 |
| May 12, 2015 | H | JUDY 3rd Amendment Offered |
| May 12, 2015 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| April 16, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 3 amendments |
| March 18, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 20, 2015 | Room 325 at 19:00 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | May 20, 2015 | Room 325 at 13:00 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | April 16, 2015 | Room 429 at 08:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | April 15, 2015 | Room 429 at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB316 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB316 Alabama 2015 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB316 Alabama 2015 Session - Enrolled |