HB96 Alabama 2017 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Suicide, Assisted Suicide Ban Act, established, person or health care provider prohibited from deliberately providing aid in dying under certain conditions, civil and criminal penalties
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would establish the Assisted
Suicide Ban Act to prohibit a person or a health
care provider from providing aid in dying to
another person and would provide civil and criminal
penalties for violations</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"> To establish the Assisted Suicide Ban Act; to
prohibit a person or a health care provider from providing aid
in dying under certain conditions; to provide civil and
criminal penalties; 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
Health
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2017 | H | Delivered to Governor at 10:21 a.m. on April 27, 2017. |
| April 27, 2017 | H | Assigned Act No. 2017-231. |
| April 27, 2017 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| April 27, 2017 | S | Signature Requested |
| April 27, 2017 | S | Concurred in Second House Amendment |
| April 25, 2017 | H | Enrolled |
| April 25, 2017 | H | Butler motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 622 |
| April 25, 2017 | H | Concurrence Requested |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 666 |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Williams motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 665 |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Williams Amendment Offered |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 13, 2017 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 16, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Health and Human Services |
| March 16, 2017 | H | Carns and Pringle intended to vote Yea |
| March 16, 2017 | H | Members intended to cosponsor |
| March 16, 2017 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 333 |
| March 16, 2017 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| February 9, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 7, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 12, 2017 | Room 304 at 00:00 | Senate HLTH Hearing |
| Hearing | February 8, 2017 | Joint Briefing Room--8th Floor at 10:30 | House HLTH Public Hearing |
| Hearing | February 8, 2017 | Joint Briefing Room--8th Floor at 10:30 | House HLTH Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB96 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |