HB497 Alabama 2017 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Criminal sex offenders over age 21, sex offenses against child 12 years of age or younger, surgical castration required prior to release from custody of Corrections Department
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, there is no provision
for the castration of certain convicted sex
offenders</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would provide that any person over
the age of 21 years who is convicted of certain sex
offenses against a child 12 years of age or younger
be chemically castrated before his or her release
from the custody of the Department of Corrections</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would require that the cost of the
procedure be paid by the adult criminal sex
offender</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to punishment of sex offenders; to provide
that any person over the age of 21 years who is convicted of
certain sex offenses against a child 12 years of age or
younger be chemically castrated before his or her release from
the custody of the Department of Corrections; and to require
the cost of the procedure to be paid by the adult criminal sex
offender.
</p>
Subjects
Crimes and Offenses
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2017 | H | Indefinitely Postponed |
| May 9, 2017 | H | Pending third reading on day 26 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 amendment |
| May 9, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| April 11, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 9, 2017 | Room 200 at 10:00 | House JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | May 3, 2017 | Room 200 at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB497 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | House Judiciary first Amendment Offered |