SB22 Alabama 2012 1st Special Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Roger Bedford, Jr.

Democrat

Session

First Special Session 2012

Title

Severance tax on minerals, distribution for roads in counties and municipalities, except Franklin Co. distributed to Franklin County Development Authority for exclusive use, Sec. 40-13-58 am'd.

Summary

This bill makes it a capital offense to murder a person who had a protection order against the defendant.

What This Bill Does

It adds a new capital-offense provision to murder a person who had a protection order against the defendant. This means such murders could be punished as capital crimes. The bill also discusses local-funding rules under Amendment 621, noting an exemption for this new crime, and states the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

Who It Affects

• Defendants who murder a person who had a protection order against them would face a capital offense charge.
• People who have protection orders against the defendant (potential victims) and their families, since the murder of a protected person could be charged as a capital offense.
• Local governments (counties and municipalities) could face funding considerations, but the bill is treated as exempt from the local-funds expenditure requirement.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 13A-5-40 to add murder of a protected person (victim who had a protection order against the defendant) as a capital offense.
• Establishes that such cases could be considered capital offenses, subject to the definitions and rules for capital murder in the statute.
• Notes that, although the bill would involve a new or increased local expenditure, it is exempt from Amendment 621’s 2/3 local-funds vote requirement because it defines a new crime.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Taxation