SB321 Alabama 2024 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

Senate Bill

Expired

Current Status

Regular Session 2024

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Will Barfoot Senator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2024
Title: Crimes and offenses; unlawful distribution of a controlled substance further provided for; sentence enhancement for unlawful sale of a controlled substance amended; unlawful distribution of marijuana created and penalties established
Description: Under existing law, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance is a nonviolent offense and is subject to the presumptive sentencing guidelines.
Under existing law, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance includes the selling, furnishing, giving away, delivering, or otherwise distributing a controlled substance.
This bill would differentiate between the unlawful selling of a controlled substance from the unlawful furnishing, giving away, or delivering of a controlled substance.
This bill would establish that the unlawful sale of a controlled substance is a violent offense and therefore not subject to the presumptive sentencing guidelines.
Under existing law, unlawful distribution of a controlled substance includes the distribution of any controlled substance enumerated in Schedules I through V.
This bill would exclude marijuana from the unlawful distribution of a controlled substance statute.
This bill would create the crime of unlawful distribution of marijuana and would provide for SB321 INTRODUCED penalties.
Under existing law, if a person is convicted of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance that occurred on or near a school campus or within a three-mile radius of a public housing project, the sentencing judge shall impose an additional penalty of five years to be run consecutive with the sentence for the underlying conviction.
This bill would provide that a judge may impose an additional five-year penalty if the distribution of the controlled substance occurred on or near a school campus or within a three-mile radius of a public housing project.
This bill would also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Subjects: Crimes & Offenses