HB75 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

House Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2024

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Phillip Ensler Representative
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Crimes and offenses; assault 2nd; letter carrier added
Description: Under existing law, a person commits the crime of assault in the second degree when, with the intent to cause physical injury, he or she causes physical injury to certain employees based on their profession.
This bill would add a letter carrier to the employees listed in the assault in the second degree statute.
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.
HB75 INTRODUCED.
Subjects: Crimes & Offenses