HB 116 — Crime of assault, second degree, journalist, intent to cause physical injury to a journalist during the performance of their duties causing physical injury, Sec. 13A-6-21 am'd.
Last action — Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Crime of assault, second degree, journalist, intent to cause physical injury to a journalist during the performance of their duties causing physical injury
Bill Text
- Introduced View text Current pdf
Action History
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Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 192
Sponsors
- Prince Chestnut · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| R | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 97 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 1% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (105)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Dismukes | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Fridy | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Holmes | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Yea |
| Isbell | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jones (S) | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| McMillan | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Yea |
| Moore (P) | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| Sorrell | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Wheeler | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Jones (M) | — | Nay |
| Meadows | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Yea |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Yea |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Yea |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Yea |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Jeremy Gray | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Not Voting |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Yea |
| Kirk Hatcher | D | Yea |
| Laura Hall | D | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Not Voting |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Neil Rafferty | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Yea |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Yea |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| TaShina Morris | D | Not Voting |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Yea |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| Andy Whitt | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Brett Easterbrook | R | Yea |
| Chad Robertson | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Craig Lipscomb | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Ed Oliver | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Ginny Shaver | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| Jamie Kiel | R | Yea |
| Jeff Sorrells | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Not Voting |
| Matt Simpson | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Rex Reynolds | R | Yea |
| Rhett Marques | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Scott Stadthagen | R | Yea |
| Shane Stringer | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Tracy Estes | R | Yea |
| Wes Kitchens | R | Not Voting |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 116 do?
- Crime of assault, second degree, journalist, intent to cause physical injury to a journalist during the performance of their duties causing physical injury
- Who sponsors HB 116?
- HB 116 is sponsored by Prince Chestnut (D).
- What is the current status of HB 116?
- This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 116?
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