SB48 Alabama 2021 Session
Bill Summary
This bill would establish the crime of theft by shoplifting and would prescribe criminal penalties based on the monetary value of the property taken
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
Relating to crimes and offenses; to establish the crime of theft by shoplifting; 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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May 4, 2021 | S | Indefinitely Postponed |
March 3, 2021 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
February 2, 2021 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
Type | Date | Location | Description |
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Hearing | March 3, 2021 | Room325 ADDED ON SB292 at 09:30 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
Type | Link |
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Bill Text | SB48 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced |
Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB48 for Judiciary |
Fiscal Note | Fiscal Note - SB298 for Finance and Taxation Education |