HB 533 - Hate Crime Law Expansion - Alabama Key Vote
Timeline
- Referred to Committee
- April 23, 2009
- House Bill Passed
- April 23, 2009
- Introduced
- Feb. 17, 2009
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Title: Hate Crime Law Expansion
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
A vote to pass a bill that expands the current hate crime law to include attacks motivated by the victim's sexual orientation.
Highlights:
-Expands the language of the Code of Alabama to include sexual orientation as another subject of hate crimes, and outlines minimum sentencing for such crimes (Sec. 1). -Defines "sexual orientation" as "heterosexuality, homosexuality, or bisexuality" (Sec. 1).
Title: Hate Crime Law Expansion