HB385 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

House Bill

In Second Chamber

Current Status

Regular Session 2024

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Arnold Mooney Representative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Crimes and offenses, provided that the use of any premises to distribute material that is harmful to minors is a public nuisance and further provided for the definition of "sexual conduct"
Description: Under existing law, the use of any premises to distribute obscene material to minors is a public nuisance.
This bill would further provide that the use of any premises to distribute to minors material that is harmful to minors is a public nuisance.
Under existing law, the term "sexual conduct" is defined.
This bill would further provide for the definition of "sexual conduct." Under existing law, certain obscenity laws do not apply to public libraries, public school libraries, college libraries, or university libraries, or the employees or agents of any such libraries.
This bill would provide that these criminal obscenity laws do not apply to college or university libraries or their employees or agents, but do apply to public libraries, public school libraries, and their employees or agents.
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 HB385 INTRODUCED 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