HB174 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2024

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Barbara Drummond Representative
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Crimes & offenses, further provides for the crime of discharging a firearm
Description: Under existing law, a person who discharges a firearm, explosive, or other weapon that discharges a dangerous projectile into an occupied dwelling, building, railroad locomotive, railroad car, aircraft, automobile, truck, or watercraft is guilty of a Class B felony.
This bill would provide that a person who discharges a firearm, explosive, or other weapon that discharges a dangerous projectile into an occupied dwelling, building, railroad locomotive, railroad car, aircraft, automobile, truck, or watercraft is guilty of a Class A felony.
Under existing law, a person who discharges a firearm, explosive, or other weapon that discharges a dangerous projectile into an unoccupied dwelling, building, railroad locomotive, railroad car, aircraft, automobile, truck, or watercraft is guilty of a Class C felony.
This bill would provide that a person who discharges a firearm, explosive, or other weapon that discharges a dangerous projectile into an unoccupied dwelling, building, railroad locomotive, railroad car, aircraft, automobile, truck, or watercraft is guilty of a Class A felony.
HB174 INTRODUCED This bill would make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
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 section. 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 section.
Subjects: Crimes & Offenses