HB137 Summary

• Increases the age of consent for sexual acts from 16 years to 18 years across all sexual offense statutes in Alabama Code.

• Amends six sections of Alabama criminal law (13A-6-62, 13A-6-64, 13A-6-67, 13A-6-69, 13A-6-70, and 13A-6-120) to raise the age threshold in rape, sodomy, sexual abuse, and child enticement offenses.

• Updates the definition of "child" to mean a person under 18 years of age instead of under 16 years of age for purposes of sexual offense articles.

• Exempts the bill from Amendment 621 constitutional requirements regarding local expenditures because it defines a new crime or amends existing crime definitions.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.