HB18 Alabama 2015 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2015
Title
Death penalty, execution by electrocution required under certain conditions, Sec. 15-18-82.1 am'd.
Description
Under existing law, a death sentence is executed by lethal injection, unless a person sentenced to death affirmatively elects to be executed by electrocution
This bill would require a person sentenced to death after the effective date of the act to be executed by electrocution if lethal injection is deemed unconstitutional by the courts or if an ingredient essential to carrying out a lethal injection is unavailable to the Department of Corrections
To amend Section 15-18-82.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to require a person sentenced to death to be executed by electrocution under certain conditions.
Subjects
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2015 | S | Judiciary first Substitute Offered |
| June 4, 2015 | S | Pending third reading on day 30 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 substitute |
| June 4, 2015 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| June 2, 2015 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| March 11, 2015 | H | Engrossed |
| March 11, 2015 | H | Cosponsors Added |
| March 11, 2015 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 64 |
| March 11, 2015 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 63 |
| March 11, 2015 | H | McCutcheon Amendment Offered |
| March 11, 2015 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 5, 2015 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| March 3, 2015 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | June 3, 2015 | Committee Room 325 at 19:00 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | June 3, 2015 | F&T Room 727 at 14:15 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | March 5, 2015 | Room 429 at 10:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | March 4, 2015 | Room 429 at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB18 Alabama 2015 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Text | HB18 Alabama 2015 Session - Introduced |