HB224 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Drummond Representative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Firearms, criminal penalty for unreasonably secured firearm stored by parent in possession of child

Description

Under existing law, a person may not knowingly carry or possess a deadly weapon on the premises of a public school with the intent to do bodily harm.

This bill would provide a criminal penalty for a parent or legal guardian that does not reasonably secure their firearm which results in their minor unlawfully possessing the firearm on the premises of a public school.

This bill would also 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 HB224 INTRODUCED 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.

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Subjects

Crimes & Offenses; Firearms