HB272 Alabama 2023 Session

Updated Apr 17, 2023

House Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2023

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Ginny Shaver Representative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2023
Title: Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section 13A-10-52, Code of Alabama 1975, to revise the criminal penalties for violations of fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement; 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 Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.
Description: Under existing law, a violation of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer is a felony if the flight or attempt to elude causes death or physical injury to an innocent bystander or a third party.
This bill would include additional activity that would constitute a felony for fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer.
Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, 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. 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 HB272 INTRODUCED contained in the amendment.
Subjects: Crimes and offenses, to further provide for fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, to revise the criminal penalties