Elwyn Thomas voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Hate Crime Law Expansion
A vote to pass a bill that expands the current hate crime law to include attacks motivated by the victim's sexual orientation.
-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