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  6. SB 247

SB 247

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Actions
  • 3 Bill Calendar
  • 4 Bill Text
  • 5 Bill Votes
  • 6 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Phillip W. Williams
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Custodial sexual misconduct, crimes further defined, community corrections program, alcohol or drug abuse court referral and treatment program included, Secs. 14-11-30, 14-11-31 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, a person commits the crime of custodial sexual misconduct if he or she is employed by certain governmental agencies and engages in sexual conduct with another person in the custody of the Department of Corrections, Department of Youth Services, a sheriff, a county, or a municipality

This bill would further define the term employee

This bill would further define the crime to provide that a person commits the crime of custodial sexual misconduct if he or she is an employee and engages in sexual conduct with a person under the supervisory, disciplinary, or custodial authority of a community corrections and punishment program or an alcohol or drug abuse court referral and treatment program

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

To amend Sections 14-11-30 and 14-11-31, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to custodial sexual misconduct; to provide further definitions; to further define the crime to protect persons under the supervisory, disciplinary, or custodial authority of a community corrections and punishment program or an alcohol or drug abuse court referral and treatment program; 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.

Subjects
Crimes and Offenses

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
March 21, 2018 H Pending third reading on day 23 Favorable from Judiciary
March 21, 2018 H Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
March 15, 2018 H Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
March 15, 2018 S Engrossed
March 15, 2018 S Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 880
March 15, 2018 S Williams motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 879
March 15, 2018 S Judiciary Amendment Offered
March 15, 2018 S Third Reading Passed
February 22, 2018 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
January 30, 2018 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing March 21, 2018 Room 200 at 09:00 House JUDY Hearing
Hearing February 21, 2018 Committee Room 325 at 13:00 Senate JUDY Hearing
Hearing May 3, 2017 Room 418 at 11:00 House JCL Hearing

Bill Text

Download SB 247 PDF

Bill Votes

Smitherman motion to Concur In and Adopt
2018-02-22
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2018-02-20
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Adopt
2018-02-20
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2018-02-06
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2018-03-15
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed
Williams motion to Adopt
2018-03-15
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text SB 247 - Introduced
Bill Amendments Senate Judiciary first Amendment Offered
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