AL HB104

Amends Section 13A-6-65 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to update the crime of sexual misconduct statute with technical language revisions, replacing "person" with "individual" throughout.

Defines "sexual contact" to include the touching of any part of the body for sexual gratification in the context of sexual misconduct charges.

Maintains sexual misconduct as a Class A misdemeanor offense, covering three primary violations: sexual intercourse, sodomy, and sexual contact without consent or obtained through fraud or artifice.

Excludes the bill from constitutional requirements for local expenditure restrictions because it amends the definition of an existing crime.

Becomes effective on October 1, 2024, and passed the House on April 23, 2024 with 90 votes in favor, 0 opposed, and 11 abstentions.