HB398 Alabama 2020 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Laura Hall Representative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2020

Title

Crimes and offenses, human trafficking, further provided to include consenting to the marriage of a minor to subject the minor to labor servitude or sexual servitude, Sec. 13A-6-153 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, the consent of a parent is required for a person intending to marry when the person is at least 16 years, but under the age of 18 years.

Existing law also provides for the crime of human trafficking in the second degree.

This bill would amend the crime of human trafficking in the second degree to provide that a person commits the crime if the person knowingly consents to the marriage of his or her child for the purpose of subjecting the child to labor servitude or sexual servitude.

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

Crimes and Offenses