HB67 Alabama 2017 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Child abuse, aggravated, age of child raised to 12 years for purposes of charging with Class A felony, Sec. 26-15-3.1 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Existing law provides for the crime of
aggravated child abuse when a person commits
repeated acts of physical or mental abuse of a
child or causes serious physical injury. Aggravated
child abuse is a Class B felony. Existing law also
provides that when a person commits repeated acts
of physical or mental abuse on or causes serious
physical injury to a child under the age of six
years, the penalty is a Class A felony</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that it is a Class A
felony when a person commits repeated acts of
physical or mental abuse on or causes serious
physical injury to a child under the age of 12
years</p><p class="bill_description">
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901 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 Amendment 621. 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 Amendment 621</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to child abuse; to amend Section 26-15-3.1
of the Code of Alabama 1975, as added by Act 2016-43, 2016
Regular Session, to provide that aggravated child abuse of a
child under age 12 is a Class A felony; 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.
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Subjects
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB67 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |