HB318 Alabama 2012 Session
Bill Summary
This bill would specify that the removal of timber or forest products by deception would be unlawful punished as a Class A misdemeanor
Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, 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 amendment. 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 amendment
To amend Section 9-13-60, Code of Alabama 1975, providing criminal violations relating to timber or other forest products; to include the removal of timber or forest products by deception as an unlawful act subject to the existing criminal penalties; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2012 | Delivered to Governor at 3:55 p. m. on May 10, 2012. | |
| May 10, 2012 | Assigned Act No. 2012-428. | |
| May 10, 2012 | Signature Requested | |
| May 10, 2012 | Clerk of the House Certification | |
| May 10, 2012 | Enrolled | |
| May 10, 2012 | Passed Second House | |
| May 10, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1319 | |
| May 10, 2012 | Pending third reading on day 26 Favorable from Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry | |
| May 3, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| March 15, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry | |
| March 8, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 272 | |
| March 8, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| February 23, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar | |
| February 14, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Agriculture and Forestry |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
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| Bill Text | HB318 Alabama 2012 Session - Enrolled |
| Bill Text | HB318 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |