HB326 Alabama 2022 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2022
Title
Firearms, storage requirements, prohibit access of loaded firearms to a minor child, penalties
Description
<p class="bill_description"> This bill would provide for certain storage
requirements for loaded firearms</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would prohibit a person from
storing or leaving a loaded firearm in an area in
which a minor child is likely to gain access</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would make it a felony for a
person to fail to properly store a loaded firearm
if the failure results in a minor child gaining
access to the firearm and injuring or killing
either himself, herself, or another person</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would also provide an exception if
a minor child's access to a loaded firearm is a
result of unlawful entry</p><p class="bill_description">
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</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. 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 firearms and weapons; to require certain
storage requirements for loaded firearms; to prohibit the
access of loaded firearms to a minor child; to provide
criminal penalties for a violation; 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, as amended by Amendment 890, now appearing as Section
111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of
Alabama of 1901, as amended.
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Subjects
Firearms
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 9, 2022 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB326 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced |