SB406 Alabama 2015 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Homicide by vehicle or vessel, crime of created, penalties, Sec. 32-10-6 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a person convicted of
certain violations relating to motor vehicle
accidents is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if the
accident only caused property damage and a Class C
felony if the accident caused death or personal
injury</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would revise the penalties to
provide that a person convicted of a violation
relating to motor vehicle accidents would be guilty
of a Class C felony if he or she caused physical
injury and would be guilty of a Class B felony if
he or she caused death or serious physical injury</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also create the crime of
homicide by vehicle or vessel and would provide
criminal penalties</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 crimes and offenses; to create the crime
of homicide by vessel or vehicle; to provide criminal
penalties; to amend Section 32-10-6, Code of Alabama 1975, to
revise the criminal penalties for persons convicted of certain
violations relating to motor vehicle deaths; 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
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2015 | H | Judiciary second Amendment Offered |
| May 28, 2015 | H | Pending third reading on day 27 Favorable from Judiciary with 2 amendments |
| May 28, 2015 | H | Judiciary first Amendment Offered |
| May 28, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 2 amendments |
| May 19, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
| May 19, 2015 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1061 |
| May 19, 2015 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 14, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 23, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 27, 2015 | Room 429 at 19:00 | House JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | May 13, 2015 | Room 325 at 13:00 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | May 13, 2015 | Room 325 at 19:00 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB406 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |