HB220 Alabama 2019 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Crimes and offenses, manslaughter, death resulting from unlawful sale of a controlled substance, Sec. 13A-6-3 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, unlawful distribution of
a controlled substance is a Class B felony</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that when a person
sells or otherwise distributes a controlled
substance in violation of the law and death results
from the use of the controlled substance, the
person is guilty of manslaughter</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 amend Section
13A-6-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide when a person sells
or otherwise distributes a controlled substance in violation
of the law and death results from the use of the controlled
substance, the person is guilty of manslaughter; 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.
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Subjects
Controlled Substances
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2019 | S | Pending third reading on day 27 Favorable from Judiciary |
| 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 | Cosponsors Added |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 994 |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| April 3, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| 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 3, 2019 | PLEASE NOTE: ROOM CHANGE ROOM 617 at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB220 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |