HB 220

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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

Chris Pringle

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

Under existing law, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance is a Class B felony

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

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 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.

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

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

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