HB 29 Summary

• Adds mandatory minimum sentences of not less than 20 years imprisonment for Class A felonies when the defendant was wearing a bulletproof vest, body armor, or ballistic protection at the time of commission, or when a firearm or deadly weapon was used or attempted to be used.

• Adds mandatory minimum sentences of not less than 10 years imprisonment for Class B or C felonies when the defendant was wearing a bulletproof vest, body armor, or ballistic protection at the time of commission, or when a firearm or deadly weapon was used or attempted to be used.

• Updates statutory cross-references in the Code of Alabama 1975, Section 13A-5-6, replacing outdated criminal sex offense definitions with current statutory references.

• Excludes the bill from Amendment 621 constitutional requirements regarding local expenditures because it defines a new crime 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.