HB415 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Allen Treadaway Representative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Crimes, libel and defamation, publication of certain reports considered privileged, Sec. 13A-11-161 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, certain documents relating to criminal proceedings or legislative action are considered privileged when published.

This bill would include as privileged certain information concerning an actual or suspected criminal offense that a law enforcement officer provides to a publisher.

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.

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.

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Subjects

Privileged Communication