HB153 Alabama 2019 Session
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Under existing law, providing a false statement relating to a matter under investigation by the Attorney General or a prosecutor or officer of the Office of Attorney General is a felony
This bill would create the crime of making a false statement to a law enforcement officer
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
Relating to crimes; to create the crime of making a false statement to a law enforcement officer; 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.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2019 | S | Further Consideration |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Ward motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| May 31, 2019 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| May 29, 2019 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| May 28, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Engrossed |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1053 |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1052 |
| May 23, 2019 | H | England Amendment Offered |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1051 |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Judiciary Amendment Offered |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| April 18, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| March 19, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 29, 2019 | Committee Room 325 at 08:30 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | April 17, 2019 | Room 200 at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | April 10, 2019 | Room 200 at 14:00 | House JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | April 10, 2019 | Room 200 at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB153 Alabama 2019 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB153 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House Judiciary first Amendment Offered |
| Bill Amendments | House England Amendment Offered |