HB322 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ron Johnson

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Dextromethorphan, sale to person under 18, prohibited by a business establishment, identification required, political subdivision prohibited from having a separate law

Description

This bill would prohibit a business establishment from selling dextromethorphan to a child under 18 years of age and would provide criminal fines for violations. The bill would also prohibit a political subdivision of this state from adopting or enforcing a law or rule governing the sale, distribution, or possession of dextromethorphan.

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.

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Subjects

Dextromethorphan