SB97 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Linda Coleman-Madison Senator

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Firearms; criminally negligent storage, penalty for violation created

Description

Under existing law, a minor is not permitted to possess certain firearms.

This bill would prohibit individuals from storing a loaded firearm where a reasonable individual would know a minor is likely to gain access to the firearm.

This bill would provide a criminal penalty for violating this prohibition.

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 SB97 INTRODUCED contained in the section.

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Subjects

Crimes & Offenses; Firearms