SB 120 Alabama Senate · 2023 Regular Session

Relating to crimes; to amend Sections 13A-10-30, 13A-10-36, 13A-10-37, and 13A-10-38, Code of Alabama 1975, to allow a detention facility to adopt a policy to further define what items constitute "contraband" for purposes of banning certain items from detention facilities; to further define the crimes of promoting contraband in the first, second, and third degree to apply to juveniles under certain circumstances; to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Section 111.05 of the Constitution of Alabama of 2022.

Summary
Crimes, to permit a detention facility to adopt a policy to define what constitutes "contraband", to further define the crimes of promoting prison contraband in each degree to apply to juveniles.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 22, 2023 Signed Jun 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2023 · House May 18, 2023

How they voted

30–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 34
May 18, 2023
D Democratic8
7 Yea 1
87% Yea
R Republican26
23 Yea 3
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Jun 1, 2023
Became law
Enacted as 2023-336
May 18, 2023
House · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended
May 18, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-0-4)
May 3, 2023
House · Reported by committee
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
May 3, 2023
House · Reported by committee
Reported Favorably (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
Apr 25, 2023
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
Apr 25, 2023
Senate · Amendment offered
Read Again a Third Time and Pass as Amended
Apr 5, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
Apr 5, 2023
Senate · Reported by committee
Reported Favorably (Judiciary)
Mar 22, 2023
Senate · Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Judiciary)
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Linda Coleman-Madison
Linda Coleman-Madison
DDemocratic
AL
20