HB315 Alabama 2016 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2016
Title
Service dogs, harassing, injuring, or causing death of, crime of established, penalties, restitution of certain expenses
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, cruelty to animals and
harassment or killing a dog used by a peace officer
or a search and rescue dog are specific crimes</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would make it a crime to harass,
injure, or cause the death of a service dog under
certain conditions and would provide penalties</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide for restitution of
certain expenses</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 service dogs; to make it a crime to
harass, injure, or cause the death of a service dog under
certain conditions; to provide penalties; to provide for
restitution of certain expenses; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2016 | H | Weaver motion to Substitute SB168 for HB315 |
| March 23, 2016 | H | Third Reading Open |
| March 10, 2016 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 24, 2016 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 9, 2016 | Room 418 at 09:00 | House PS&HS Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB315 Alabama 2016 Session - Introduced |