HB240 Alabama 2021 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2021
Title
Crimes and offenses, illegal for a school employee to solicit a student to send obscene material to any person, Sec. 13A-6-82.1 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, it is unlawful for a
teacher to send obscene material to a student</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would make it illegal for a
teacher to solicit a student to send obscene
material to a teacher</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"> Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section
13A-6-82.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that it shall be
illegal for a teacher to solicit a student to send obscene
material to any person; 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.
</p>
Subjects
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2021 | H | Delivered to Governor at 8:34 p.m. on May 17, 2021. |
| May 17, 2021 | H | Assigned Act No. 2021-538. |
| May 17, 2021 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 17, 2021 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 17, 2021 | H | Enrolled |
| May 17, 2021 | H | Passed Second House |
| May 17, 2021 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1451 |
| May 17, 2021 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| April 29, 2021 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 8, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| April 7, 2021 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 675 |
| April 7, 2021 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| 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 Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 21, 2021 | **Revised Agenda #3 added on bill** Room 325 at 08:30 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | March 3, 2021 | Room 200 at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | March 3, 2021 | Room 200 at 11:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB240 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB240 Alabama 2021 Session - Enrolled |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB240 for Judiciary |
| Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - HB240 for Judiciary |