SB163 Alabama 2014 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, a person commits the offense of fraudulent repair of an airbag if, after an airbag has deployed in a motor vehicle, he or she installs a new airbag that the person knew was not designed in accordance with applicable federal standards or installs a used airbag in a motor vehicle and fails to disclose to the owner that a used airbag was installed
This bill would rename this offense "airbag fraud" and would provide criminal penalties for selling, installing, or reinstalling a device in a motor vehicle that causes the vehicle's diagnostic system to inaccurately indicate that the vehicle is equipped with a functional airbag or selling a motor vehicle with a counterfeit airbag, a nonfunctional airbag, or no airbag with the intent to deceive the purchaser
This bill would also provide enhanced criminal penalties if the airbag fraud caused physical injury to a person
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 13A-11-270, Code of Alabama 1975; to provide criminal penalties for selling, installing, or reinstalling a device in a motor vehicle that causes the vehicle's diagnostic system to inaccurately indicate that the vehicle is equipped with a functional airbag; to provide criminal penalties for selling a motor vehicle with a counterfeit airbag, a nonfunctional airbag, or no airbag with the intent to deceive the purchaser; to provide enhanced criminal penalties for committing airbag fraud that causes physical injury; to repeal Section 13A-11-271, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the fraudulent sale of a motor vehicle without an airbag; 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 |
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March 4, 2014 | S | Assigned Act No. 2014-138 on 03/11/2014. |
March 4, 2014 | S | Enrolled |
March 4, 2014 | H | Signature Requested |
February 27, 2014 | S | Passed Second House |
February 27, 2014 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 479 |
February 27, 2014 | H | Third Reading Passed |
February 20, 2014 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
February 12, 2014 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
February 12, 2014 | S | Engrossed |
February 12, 2014 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 356 |
February 12, 2014 | S | Fielding motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 355 |
February 12, 2014 | S | Fielding Amendment Offered |
February 12, 2014 | S | Fielding motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 354 |
February 12, 2014 | S | Fielding Amendment Offered |
February 12, 2014 | S | Fielding motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 353 |
February 12, 2014 | S | Judiciary first Substitute Offered |
February 12, 2014 | S | Third Reading Passed |
February 6, 2014 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
January 14, 2014 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
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Bill Text | SB163 Alabama 2014 Session - Enrolled |
Bill Text | SB163 Alabama 2014 Session - Engrossed |
Bill Text | SB163 Alabama 2014 Session - Introduced |