SB1 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Dec 23, 2020

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Gerald H. AllenSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Firearms, possession and carrying of, certain requirements for, repealed or deleted, Secs. 9-11-304, 13A-11-50, 13A-11-51, 13A-11-52, 13A-11-59, 13A-11-71, 13A-11-73, 13A-11-74, repealed; Sec. 13A-11-61.2 am'd.
Summary: The bill would repeal several firearm-restriction laws and revise where firearms can be carried, adding location-specific prohibitions and enforcement details.
What This Bill Does
It repeals several restrictions on carrying or possessing firearms by removing prohibitions in multiple code sections. It also rewrites where people may not carry a firearm by amending 13A-11-61.2 to prohibit possession in specific places (police stations, prisons, psychiatric facilities, courthouses, school and professional athletic venues) and to require notices, security measures, and proper storage in restricted areas. Violations would be Class C misdemeanors, with exemptions for law enforcement and qualified retired officers. The act would take effect on the first day of the third month after passage and is exempt from the local-funding requirement because it defines a new crime or changes an existing crime.

Who It Affects
Individuals who carry firearms (with or without a concealed pistol permit) — the bill changes some carrying rules and adds new location-based prohibitions and exceptions.
Public facilities, schools, courts, law enforcement spaces, and local governments — these places would implement notices, security requirements, and enforcement rules; the Constitution-related local-funding provision is addressed by an exemption in the bill.

Key Provisions
Repeals: Section 9-11-304 (wildlife management areas); Sections 13A-11-50 and 13A-11-51 (carrying concealed weapons); Section 13A-11-52 (carrying a pistol on private property); Section 13A-11-71 (crime when armed); Sections 13A-11-73 and 13A-11-74 (pistol permits).
Amends 13A-11-61.2 to prohibit carrying or possessing a firearm in listed places without permission, require notices at public entrances, allow storage requirements in restricted areas, and set penalties; includes exemptions for law enforcement and qualified retired officers; specifies that federal law remains controlling where applicable.
Penalties: Violations of the new prohibitions would be Class C misdemeanors.
Effective date: Becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.
Local funding note: Excluded from Amendment 621 requirements because it creates or amends a crime.

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Subjects: Firearms