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
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, a capital defendant may
be executed by lethal injection or electrocution,
upon the election of the defendant</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would allow a capital defendant to
elect to be executed by firing squad</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> 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.
</p>
Subjects
Execution
Bill Actions
| 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 |
Bill Calendar
| 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 |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB12 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Amendments | Senate Judiciary first Substitute Offered |