SB12 Alabama 2017 Session

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Bill Summary

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Capital defendants, execution of, elect to include by firing squad, Secs. 15-18-82, 15-18-82.1 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a capital defendant may be executed by lethal injection or electrocution, upon the election of the defendant

This bill would allow a capital defendant to elect to be executed by firing squad

To amend Sections 15-18-82 and 15-18-82.1, Code of Alabama 1975, to allow capital defendants to elect to be executed by firing squad.

Subjects

Execution

Action Date	Chamber	Action
May 3, 2017	H	Pending third reading on day 24 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 amendment
May 3, 2017	H	Judiciary first Amendment Offered
May 3, 2017	H	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
April 18, 2017	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
April 18, 2017	S	Engrossed
April 18, 2017	S	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 635
April 18, 2017	S	Rules Committee Petition to Cease Debate adopted Roll Call 634
April 18, 2017	S	Pittman motion to Table adopted Roll Call 633
April 18, 2017	S	Figures Amendment Offered
April 18, 2017	S	Pittman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 632
April 18, 2017	S	Judiciary first Substitute Offered
April 18, 2017	S	Third Reading Passed
April 6, 2017	S	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
February 7, 2017	S	Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Type	Date	Location	Description
Hearing	May 3, 2017	Room 200 at 13:30	House JUDY Hearing
Hearing	April 5, 2017	Room 325 at 13:00	Senate JUDY Hearing

Type	Link
Bill Text	SB12 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced
Bill Amendments	Senate Judiciary first Substitute Offered