A glitch in newly implemented software used by the Legislature is being blamed for Gov. Kay Ivey signing the wrong version of HB82. If nothing is done before September 1, the older version will become the new criminal law in Alabama.
into law that assesses the manslaughter charge on someone who furnishes any kind of controlled substance that causes a death. The drugs that are eligible include methamphetamines, cocaine, morphine, and heroin.
“As moved through the process, the final conference committee report included fentanyl and a mixture of fentanyl ,” Treadwell said. “We are working with a new legislative system, and it reverted back to the version of the bill that took out the language to include fentanyl.”“We’ve gone back and checked other bills,” Treadwell said. “So far, this is the only one.
The computer glitch also tosses the hectic nature of the Legislature’s final days into the spotlight. Similar glitches have happened before, Treadwell admit, though he said “it’s pretty rare” for one version of legislation to be signed into law by a governor that is considered “materially different” from the original copy.
“It’s a tool for law enforcement to make sure the person who brings fentanyl into our community that causes a death in our community can be prosecuted for causing this death,” Simpson said about HB82. Manslaughter, as a Class B felony, carries a state prison sentence of 2 to 20 years.
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