HB363 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

House Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2024

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: David Faulkner Representative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Crimes and offenses; murder and manslaughter further provided for
Description: Under existing law, murder is a Class A felony.
This bill provides that a person commits the crime of murder if he or she commits the crime of driving under the influence and he or she causes the death of another person when the driver has two prior driving under the influence convictions and had a blood alcohol content equal to or greater than 0.15.
Under exiting law, manslaughter is a Class B felony.
This bill provides that a person commits the crime of manslaughter if he or she commits the crime of driving under the influence and he or she causes the death of another person when the driver has one prior driving under the influence conviction and had a blood alcohol content equal to or greater than 0.15.
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 HB363 INTRODUCED 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