Under existing law, a violation of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer is a felony if the flight or attempt to elude causes death or physical injury to an innocent bystander or a third party.
This bill would include additional activity that would constitute a felony for fleeing or attempting to elude 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.
Engrossed
Reynolds motion to withdraw his amendment adopted Voice Vote
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 288
Reynolds Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 287
Judiciary Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 286
Judiciary Substitute Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
Source: Alabama Legislature