HB 24 — Relating to crimes and offenses; to amend Sections 13A-11-9 and 32-5A-216, Code of Alabama 1975, to prohibit an individual from loitering on a public roadway maintained by the state; or in the right-of-way of a public roadway maintained by the state; to provide criminal penalties for violations; 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 2022.

HB24 ENGROSSEDENROLLED FK64D5-2FK64D5-3 By Representative Ingram RFD:

07-Mar-23 PFD:2023 Regular Session Page 0 HB24 Enrolled Enrolled, An Act, 3 Relating to crimes and offenses;

08-Feb-23 Page 0 HB24 Engrossed 2 4 6 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to crimes and offenses;

Page 1 HB24 Engrossed (3) Loiters or remains in a public place for the purpose of engaging or soliciting another person to engage in prostitution or sodomy.

(5) Loiters or remains in or about a school, college, Page 1 HB24 Enrolled or university building or grounds after having been told to leave by any authorized official of the school, college, or university, not having any reason or relationship involving custody of or responsibility for a pupil or any other specific, legitimate reason for being there, and not having written permission from a school, college, or university administrator.

Page 2 HB24 Engrossed (c) Sodomy in subdivision (a)(3) is defined as in Section 13A-6-60.

A second or subsequent Page 2 HB24 Enrolled violation of this section in the same jurisdiction is a Class C misdemeanor.

(b) No person shall stand on a highway for the purpose Page 3 HB24 Engrossed of soliciting employment, business, or contributions from the occupant of any vehicle, nor for the purpose of distributing any article, unless otherwise authorized by official permit of the governing body of the city or county having jurisdiction over the highway.

(c) No person shall stand on or in proximity to a Page 3 HB24 Enrolled street or highway for the purpose of soliciting the watching or guarding of any vehicle while parked or about to be parked on a street or highway.

(d) No person shall fish from a bridge, viaduct, or 95 trestle, or the approaches thereto, within the State of Alabama, unless otherwise authorized by the governing body of the city or county having jurisdiction over the highway or from the State of Alabama in the case of state highways.

The authorizing authority shall erect and maintain appropriate signs giving notice that fishing is allowed." 95 Section 2.

Page 4 HB24 EngrossedEnrolled House________________________________________________ Speaker of Representativesthe ReadHouse forof theRepresentatives first________________________________________________ timePresident and referredPresiding ................08-Feb-23Officer toof the Senate House of Representatives committeeI onhereby Countycertify andthat Municipalthe Governmentwithin ReadAct fororiginated thein second time and placedwas ................05-Apr-23passed onby the calendar:House 20-Apr-23, as amended.

amendments Read for the third time and passed ................20-Apr-23 as amended Yeas 90 Nays 0 Abstains 12 John Treadwell Clerk Senate 16-May-23 Passed Page 5