SB60
203637-2:n:01/15/2020:CNB/tj LSA2019-3066R1 SB60 By Senators Ward, Butler and Whatley RFD Judiciary
Rd 1 04-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person may only be denied bail if he or she
is charged with an offense which may be punished by death. This bill would provide additional
offenses that would require mandatory denial of bail. This bill would also make nonsubstantive,
technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT Relating to bail, to amend Sections 15-13-2 and 15-13-3, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide
for additional offenses that would require mandatory denial of bail; and to make nonsubstantive,
technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style. BE IT ENACTED BY
THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:Section 1. Sections 15-13-2 and 15-13-3, Code of Alabama 1975,
are amended to read as follows: §15-13-2. "In all cases other than those specified in
subsection (a) of Section 15-13-3, a defendant is, before...
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HB113
Rep(s). By Representative Brown (C) HB113 ENGROSSED A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to
bail, to amend Sections 15-13-2, 15-13-3, 15-13-7, 15-13-104, 15-13-105, and 15-13-106, Code
of Alabama 1975, to create Aniah's Law, to provide for additional offenses that would allow
a judge to deny bail; to provide for a pretrial detention hearing under certain conditions;
and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current
style. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. This act shall be known and
may be cited as Aniah's Law.Section 2. Sections 15-13-2, 15-13-3, 15-13-7, 15-13-104, 15-13-105,
and 15-13-106, Code of Alabama 1975, are amended to read as follows: §15-13-2. "In all
cases other than those specified in subsection (a) of Section 15-13-3, a defendant is, before
conviction, entitled to bail as a matter of right. §15-13-3. "(a) A defendant cannot
may not be admitted to bail when he or she is charged with an offense which...
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SB165
SB165 ENGROSSED By Senator Melson A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to the medical use
of cannabis; to add a new Chapter 2A to Title 20, Code of Alabama 1975; to amend Section 13A-7-2,
Code of Alabama 1975; to create the Compassion Act; to provide civil and criminal protections
to certain patients with a qualifying medical condition who have a valid medical cannabis
card for the medical use of cannabis; to establish the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission
and provide for its membership and duties; to provide for certification of patients to authorize
use of medical cannabis; to license and regulate the cultivation, processing, transporting,
testing, and dispensing of medical cannabis; to prohibit certain types of medical cannabis
products; to provide for patient registry and seed-to-sale tracking; to impose taxes; to provide
certain legal protections for users of medical cannabis; to provide certain legal protections
for employers; to provide further for workers' compensation...
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HB227
204856-1:n:02/12/2020:CNB/bm LSA2019-3203R1 HB227 By Representative Hill RFD Judiciary Rd 1
13-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a judge may sentence a defendant convicted for a criminal
offense to a split sentence under certain circumstances. Under existing law, a defendant sentenced
to a split sentence is required to serve the remainder of the original sentence if his or
her probation is revoked. This bill would provide that a judge may use his or her discretion
in determining the length of sentence a defendant must serve if his or her probation is revoked.
This bill would also revise the implementation date for truth-in-sentencing. This bill would
also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current
style. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section 15-18-8,
as last amended by Act 2019-344, 2019 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that
a judge may use discretion in the length of sentence a...
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HB338
202919-2:n:02/26/2020:CNB/ma LSA2019-2439 HB338 By Representatives Simpson, Brown (C), Marques,
Shaver, Stringer, Reynolds, McMillan, Wilcox, Whitt, Stadthagen, McCutcheon, Estes, Allen,
Isbell, Kitchens, Brown (K), Wood (D), Farley, Drummond, Clarke, Ledbetter, Jones (S), Moore
(M), Givan, Meadows, Gray, Hollis, Fridy, Collins, Hall, Wadsworth, Rowe, South, Pettus, Faulkner,
Daniels, Rafferty and Robertson RFD Judiciary Rd 1 27-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law,
in a criminal prosecution for a physical or sexual offense there are certain protections offered
to victims and witnesses who are under the age of 16 at the time of trial. This bill would
provide these additional protections to a victim or a witness who is a protected person. This
bill would also define child and protected person. Under existing law, additional protections
are available in cases involving a physical offense, sexual offense, or sexual exploitation
of a child. This bill would also provide for additional...
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HB88
204068-1:n:01/30/2020:CNB/ma LSA2019-3203 HB88 By Representative Hill RFD Judiciary Rd 1 04-FEB-20
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a judge may sentence a defendant convicted for a criminal offense
to a split sentence under certain circumstances. Under existing law, a defendant sentenced
to a split sentence is required to serve the remainder of the original sentence if his or
her probation is revoked. This bill would provide that a judge may use his or her discretion
in determining the length of sentence a defendant must serve if his or her probation is revoked.
This bill would also revise the implementation date for truth-in-sentencing. This bill would
also make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current
style. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Section 15-18-8,
as last amended by Act 2019-344, 2019 Regular Session, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that
a judge may use discretion in the length of sentence a...
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HB59
197228-1:n:02/20/2019:CMH/tj LSA2019-399 HB59 By Representatives Reynolds, Lovvorn, Ledbetter,
Collins, Stringer, Kitchens, Easterbrook, Robertson, Simpson, Whitt, Oliver, Isbell and McCutcheon
RFD Judiciary Rd 1 04-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, when a person is found guilty of
committing a misdemeanor or felony and it is shown beyond a reasonable doubt that the commission
of the crime was motivated by the victim's race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity,
or physical or mental disability, the person is subject to heightened criminal penalties.
This bill would provide that when a person is found guilty of committing a misdemeanor or
felony against a law enforcement officer and it is shown beyond a reasonable doubt that the
commission of the crime was motivated by the victim's employment as a law enforcement officer,
the person is subject to heightened criminal penalties. Amendment 621 of the Constitution
of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the...
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SB44
197228-1:n:02/20/2019:CMH/tj LSA2019-399 SB44 By Senator Elliott RFD Judiciary Rd 1 04-FEB-20
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, when a person is found guilty of committing a misdemeanor or
felony and it is shown beyond a reasonable doubt that the commission of the crime was motivated
by the victim's race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or physical or mental disability,
the person is subject to heightened criminal penalties. This bill would provide that when
a person is found guilty of committing a misdemeanor or felony against a law enforcement officer
and it is shown beyond a reasonable doubt that the commission of the crime was motivated by
the victim's employment as a law enforcement officer, the person is subject to heightened
criminal penalties. 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...
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SB267
204274-1:n:01/28/2020:CMH/cr LSA2020-305 SB267 By Senator Singleton RFD Judiciary Rd 1 05-MAR-20
SYNOPSIS: Under existing law, a person commits the crime of unlawful possession of marijuana
in the first degree if he or she possesses marijuana for other than personal use or possesses
marijuana for personal use only after having been previously convicted of unlawful possession
in the second degree or unlawful possession of marijuana for his or her personal use only.
Existing law also provides that the crime of unlawful possession of marijuana in the first
degree is a Class C felony. This bill would amend the crime of unlawful possession of marijuana
in the first degree to provide that a person commits the crime if he or she possesses two
or more ounces of marijuana and would prescribe new criminal penalties based on the number
of prior violations. Under existing law, a person commits the crime of unlawful possession
of marijuana in the second degree if he or she possesses marijuana for...
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HB304
203187-1:n:01/07/2020:CNB/tj LSA2019-2576 HB304 By Representatives Pettus, Whorton, Hanes,
Ledbetter, Reynolds, Farley, Shaver, Robertson, Rowe, Ball and Sorrell RFD Judiciary Rd 1
20-FEB-20 SYNOPSIS: Under current law, if a person intends to prevent a first responder from
performing a lawful duty and in doing so causes physical injury to any person, he or she is
guilty of a Class C felony. This bill would provide that a person who intends to prevent a
first responder from performing a lawful duty and in doing so causes physical injury to any
person, would be guilty of a Class B felony. This bill would further create the offense of
assault or attempted assault of a first responder and would provide penalties. 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...
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