HB478 Summary

• Amends Sections 13A-4-1, 13A-4-2, and 13A-4-3 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to modify criminal penalties for solicitation, attempt, and conspiracy offenses.

• Adds a new penalty category for Class D felony offenses: criminal solicitation, attempt, and conspiracy to commit a Class D felony each constitute a Class A misdemeanor (previously these had no specific classification).

• Updates gender-neutral language throughout the statute to use "he or she" and "his or her" instead of "he" and "his" in all relevant provisions regarding criminal solicitation, attempt, and conspiracy.

• Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor or otherwise becoming law.

• Excluded from Amendment 621 constitutional requirements for local funding because it defines or amends existing crime definitions.