HB4 Alabama 2012 Session
Bill Summary
This bill would provide for the crime of failure to report a missing child in the first degree classified as a Class B felony and failure to report a missing child in the second degree as a Class C felony
This bill would provide for the crime of failure to report the death of a child as a Class C felony
This bill would provide for the crime of false reporting to law enforcement authorities in the first degree classified as a Class C felony and designate the existing crime of false reporting to law enforcement authorities as false reporting to law enforcement authorities in the second degree
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 provide for the crimes of failure to report a missing child in the first and second degrees; to provide for the crime of failure to report the death of a child; to provide for the crime of false reporting to law enforcement authorities in the first degree; to amend Section 13A-10-9, Code of Alabama 1975, to designate the crime of false reporting to law enforcement authorities in the second degree; 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 16, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1571 | |
| May 16, 2012 | Dunn motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1570 | |
| May 16, 2012 | Dunn first Substitute Offered | |
| May 16, 2012 | Dunn motion to Table adopted Voice Vote | |
| May 16, 2012 | Judiciary Amendment Offered | |
| May 16, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| May 10, 2012 | Taylor motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote | |
| May 10, 2012 | Judiciary Amendment Offered | |
| May 10, 2012 | Third Reading Carried Over | |
| April 26, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment | |
| April 17, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary | |
| April 12, 2012 | Engrossed | |
| April 12, 2012 | Givan intended to vote Yea | |
| April 12, 2012 | Cosponsors Added | |
| April 12, 2012 | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 746 | |
| April 12, 2012 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 745 | |
| April 12, 2012 | Boyd Amendment Offered | |
| April 12, 2012 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 744 | |
| April 12, 2012 | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 743 | |
| April 12, 2012 | Judiciary Amendment Offered | |
| April 12, 2012 | Judiciary first Substitute Offered | |
| April 12, 2012 | Third Reading Passed | |
| March 1, 2012 | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and 1 amendment | |
| February 7, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB4 Alabama 2012 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB4 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |