HB98 Summary

• Amends Section 13A-7-6 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to remove the requirement that a dwelling-house be "lawfully occupied" for burglary in the second degree charges.

• Expands burglary in the second degree to include unlawful entry into a "livable dwelling-house, whether occupied or not" with intent to commit theft or a felony.

• Maintains burglary in the second degree as a Class B felony.

• Exempts the bill from Amendment 621 constitutional requirements regarding local expenditures because it defines or amends the definition of an existing crime.

• Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor, or upon becoming law through other means.