HB115 Alabama 2018 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Captial offenses, enumerated capital offenses, murder on school campus, included, murder in a day care center, included, Sec. 13A-5-40 am'd.

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, there are certain enumerated capital offenses</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would make a murder on the campus of a school an enumerated capital offense</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would make a murder in a day care or licensed child care facility an enumerated capital offense</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 capital offenses; to amend Section 13A-5-40, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide further for enumerated capital offenses; 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

Capital Offenses