Alabama House Bill 2

[smince]

As you know, Alabama prohibits private ownership of SBR/SBS's due to wording in the State law. Earlier this year, my local Rep (Todd Greeson) and a co-sponsor started a Bill to get this prohibition removed and allow for ownership by those who can comply to NFA standards.

This is somewhat detailed here: http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=428595

The previous bill died in session, but is due to be reintroduced as HB2 when the legislature reconvenes.

I ask all Alabama citizens to write or call your Reps and ask them to support this bill when it comes to a vote. I have also contacted NRA-ILA to ask their support of this bill, but if any of you have any contacts there, please ask them personally.

Thanks for any and all help

Scott Mince

 

[femoralis]

Thanks for the update, will do. Anyone else going to contact their reps on this one?

 

[bamawrx]

I made some calls on the last effort. I will do the same now. Update us when the bill is introduced so I can put the word out.

 

[jimmyraythomason]

Help me out here. I have been to ALISON(Alabama Legislative Information System On Line) and can find nothing on this bill. No bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Greeson and no bill titled HB-596. I will gladly support this bill even though I have no interest in these weapons myself<.http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLogin.as>

 

[HardShell]

Is it pre-filed?

Does he have any co-sponsors yet?


I will talk to my leg. contacts, as I always do re: this effort, but I have serious doubts of it having any chance this upcoming session due to fiscal issues. (I would love to be wrong/surprised, though. )

 

[DeepSouth]

Anyone else going to contact their reps on this one?

Yep, I'm glad to know it has been reintroduced.

 

[smince]

No bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Greeson and no bill titled HB-596

596 was the last bill, the one that died in session.

HB2 is the new bill, supposedly the 2nd to be voted on this session. It wasn't on the site yet and won't be posted until they meet in session AFAIK. I didn't see any bills listed.

I guess I could have been clearer in my OP. All I know is what my contact told me last night in a brief phone call and I said I would put out the word. I will keep you informed.

 

[HardShell]

Help me out here. I have been to ALISON(Alabama Legislative Information System On Line) and can find nothing on this bill. No bills sponsored or co-sponsored by Greeson and no bill titled HB-596. I will gladly support this bill even though I have no interest in these weapons myself<.http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLogin.as>

The old one is still there, you just have to set the site for the last session:

http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLogin.asp?SESSION=1049

 

[jimmyraythomason]

Okay,thanks HardShell.

 

[smince]

Update:

I received this from NRA-ILA today:

Dear Mr. Mince,

Thanks for contacting NRA-ILA.

This legislation was endorsed by NRA-ILA last year, and we were successful in getting through the House; however, we couldn't get it through the Senate because it was near the end of the session.

It will be re-introduced in the next session and we will be working very hard to see this pass. We will be sure to keep you updated on the status of this legislation.

Thank you,
Miranda Bond
NRA-ILA Grassroots Division
www.nraila.org

 

[dirt_j00]

FYI - the numbering of the bills does not necessarily denote the order in which they are taken up. Both houses usually work off of "special order calendars" that consist of a predetermined list of bills.

I will be contacting my legislators again this year, by the way. And thanks for letting us know it has been re-introduced.

Also, HB2 is viewable in ALISON as of this post. Rep. Oden is listed as the sponsor with several others listed as co-sponsors.

 

[smince]

FYI - the numbering of the bills does not necessarily denote the order in which they are taken up. Both houses usually work off of "special order calendars" that consist of a predetermined list of bills.

As I said earlier, I was just repeating what Rep Greeson's aide told me over the phone concerning the voting order.

 

[smince]

The SBR Bill (HB2, sponsored by Jeremy Oden) is in the Judiciary Comittee and scheduled for action on 01/20/2010

[HB2-Short-barreled rifles or short-barreled shotguns, possession, sale, receipt, obtaining, or use, prohibited, penalties, Sec. 13A-11-63 repealed]

Below are members of the House Judiciary Committee that need to be contacted. Can you help me spread the word?

Marcel Black; Chair
Charles Newton; Vice Chair
Steve McMillan
Spencer Collier
Paul DeMarco
Chris England
Laura Hall
Tammy Irons
Jamie Ison
John Robinson
Yusuf Salaam
Howard Sanderford
Cam Ward

Some have personal emails listed at:
http://www.legislature.state.al.us/h...ter_alpha.html

Those who do not can be reached at [email protected]

Thanks for any help you can give on this.

 

[smince]

Thread Bump

 

[femoralis]

I just finished writing all these guys. Who else?

Maybe this year...

 

[HardShell]

I believe it is still on the Committee calendar for tomorrow...

 

[dirt_j00]

Yes it is. The House Judiciary Committee will meet in Room #123 at 9AM in the Statehouse tomorrow, and this looks to be the last of 16 bills that committee will hear tomorrow.

 

[femoralis]

This morning I got back 2 positive e-mails from members: Ison and Ward.

We owe these guys (at least) our thanks. Hopefully the rest of them are positive as well.

Anyone know what happened?

 

[smince]

Just heard from a friend of Todd Greeson (our local Rep. and co-sponsor of House Bill 2). It made it through the House Committee this morning and is now ready for a vote in the full House of Rep.

Todd thinks it will not have a problem in the House. Rep. Greeson also stated that the NRA was a very big help getting House Bill 2 through committee.

He said we now need to start on the Senate.

Thanks to everyone.

 

[dirt_j00]

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[smince]

I was wondering the same thing

 

[smince]

The SBR House Bill 2 will go before the Alabama House Tuesday January 26. Those in Alabama call, write, or e-mail your Reps. about this bill.

Rep. Greeson said that we still need the help of NRA and if anyone could get Gun Owners of America involved it would be a big help.

 

[dirt_j00]

Is it going to be on a special order calendar?

 

[smince]

Is it going to be on a special order calendar?

I don't know. I'm just getting feedback from a friend who works closely with Rep. Greeson. I'll see what I can find out.

 

[femoralis]

Got an ILA alert about it, which I will post for those not on the list:

Alabama State House to Consider Repealing
Ban on Short-Barreled Rifles!
Please Contact Your State Representative Today!
House Bill 2, sponsored by State Representative Jeremy Oden (R-11), would repeal the section of the Alabama statute that prohibits the possession, sale, receipt, or use of rifles with barrels less than 16 inches long. These rifles are already legal under federal law when properly registered.

HB2 had its second read in the House Judiciary Committee earlier this week and will be voted on by the full House as early as Tuesday, January 26.

Please contact your State Representative TODAY at (334) 242-7600 and respectfully urge them to support this common-sense legislation. Most Representatives can be reached through the Alabama State House email system by using the following format: [email protected].