HB160 Alabama 2021 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Driving under the influence, to require the use of ignition interlock devices in certain circumstances, Sec. 32-5A-191 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under exiting law, there are circumstances
where a defendant is required to install an
ignition interlock device if convicted of driving
under the influence</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would only require a defendant to
install an ignition interlock device if he or she
was convicted of driving under the influence where
alcohol was involved</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_description">
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</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Related to ignition interlock; to amend Section
32-5A-191, Code of Alabama 1975, to require the use of
ignition interlock in certain circumstances; 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.
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Subjects
Driving Under the Influence
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2021 | H | Indefinitely Postponed |
| March 3, 2021 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 2, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 3, 2021 | Room 206 at 09:00 | House PS&HS Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB160 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Transportation and Energy first Substitute Offered |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Transportation and Energy Amendment Offered |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB160 for Public Safety and Homeland Security |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB220 for Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB220 for Transportation and Energy |