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AL HB229
Bill
Status
3/20/2019
Primary Sponsor
Chris Sells
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 13A-5-13 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to expand hate crime protections to include crimes motivated by a victim's employment as a law enforcement officer.
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Establishes enhanced criminal penalties for felonies and misdemeanors when the crime is motivated by the victim's status as a law enforcement officer, matching existing protections based on race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or disability.
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Sets minimum sentences for motivation-based crimes: Class A felonies (minimum 15 years), Class B felonies (minimum 10 years), Class C felonies (minimum 2 years), Class D felonies (minimum 18 months), and misdemeanors (minimum 3 months as Class A misdemeanor).
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Allows defendants previously convicted of any felony who receive enhanced sentences under this section to also be subject to enhanced punishment under the Alabama Habitual Felony Offender Act.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Crimes and offenses, crimes motivated by race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, or physical or mental disability, to include employment as a law enforcement officer within the protected class, Sec. 13A-5-13 am'd.
Crimes and Offenses
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
3/20/2019