HB94 Alabama 2018 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Crimes and Offenses; Preventing a person from making a public speech buy unlawful means because of the content of the speech.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would prohibit a person, by means
of any independently unlawful act, from preventing
or attempting to prevent another person from making
a public speech on public property because of the
content of the speech</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 crimes and offenses; to prohibit a
person, by means of an unlawful action from preventing or
attempting to prevent another person from certain speech on
public property because of the content of the speech; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2018 | H | Judiciary first Amendment Offered |
| January 9, 2018 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | January 31, 2018 | Room 200 at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | January 24, 2018 | Room 200 at 13:30 | House JUDY Public Hearing |
| Hearing | April 5, 2017 | Room 320 ** BILL ADDED** at 00:00 | Senate B&I Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB94 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House Judiciary first Amendment Offered |