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A bill to make it a crime to give a false statement to law enforcement advanced in the House Judiciary Committee.
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A bill to make it a crime to give a false statement to law enforcement advanced in the House Judiciary Committee.
A violation of this law would be a Class A misdemeanor if passed.
Speaker Mac McCutcheon said the House had a good week after passing a number of priority bills.
Both the Alabama House and Senate committees approved their respective bills, moving both on to full votes.
On Wednesday, the Alabama Senate approved Sen. Tim Melson's medical marijuana bill.
“The born alive” bill, House Bill 237, is sponsored by State Rep. Ginny Shaver, R-Leesburg.
The legislative package, which has already been approved by the state Senate, is the result of work by the Alabama Military Stability Commission.
Secretary of State John Merrill supports the bill, which would allow qualified voters to vote absentee without an excuse.
The bills address community corrections, judicial discretion in sentencing and the cost of housing state inmates in county jails.
The House passed Aniah's Law 101 to 0, which would give judges discretion to deny bail to potentially dangerous defendants.
