SB51 Alabama 2018 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2018
Title
Crimes and offenses, trafficking, cannabis, minimum amount to constitute trafficking raised, Sec. 13A-12-231 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a person who knowingly
sells, manufacturers, delivers, or brings into the
state, or who is knowingly in actual or
constructive possession of more than one kilo or
2.2 pounds of any part of the genus cannabis is
guilty of the crime of trafficking in cannabis</p><p class="bill_description">
Under existing law, a person convicted of
trafficking more than one kilo or 2.2 pounds, but
less than 100 pounds shall be sentenced to a
mandatory minimum term of three years imprisonment
and a fine of $25,000</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would raise the minimum amount of
cannabis a person must sell, manufacture, or
deliver, or knowingly be in actual or constructive
possession of, in order to be convicted of
trafficking to 4.5 kilos or 10 pounds. This bill
would adjust the penalty for a conviction of
trafficking more than 4.5 kilos or 10 pounds
accordingly</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"> To amend Section 13A-12-231, Code of Alabama 1975,
to further define trafficking of cannabis; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| January 9, 2018 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB51 Alabama 2018 Session - Introduced |