HB389 Alabama 2021 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, assault in the first degree requires serious physical injury or disfigurement
Under existing law, intentionally causing physical injury by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument constitutes assault in the second degree
This bill would provide that intentionally causing physical injury by means of a firearm would constitute assault in the second degree
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 890, 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. If this bill is not enacted by a 2/3 vote, it will not become effective with regard to a local entity unless approved by the local entity or until, and only as long as, the Legislature appropriates funds or provides for a local source of revenue
Relating to assault; to amend Sections 13A-6-20 and 13A-6-21, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide that intentionally causing physical injury by means of a firearm would constitute assault in the first degree; and in connection therewith to 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, as amended by Amendment 890, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
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| February 9, 2021 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | HB389 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |