SB16 Alabama 2017 Session
Signed by Governor
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Capital cases, sentencing, court prohibited from overriding jury verdict, Secs. 13A-5-45, 13A-5-46, 13A-5-47 am'd.
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, in a capital case, the
jury may recommend to the court the sentence of a
person convicted of a capital offense, but the
court is not required to accept the jury's
recommendation</p><p class="bill_description">
This bill would prohibit a court from
overriding a verdict by a jury in a capital case</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Sections 13A-5-45, 13A-5-46, and 13A-5-47,
Code of Alabama 1975, relating to capital cases and to the
determination of the sentence by courts; to prohibit a court
from overriding a jury verdict.
</p>
Subjects
Criminal Law and Procedure
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2017 | S | Assigned Act No. 2017-131. |
| April 4, 2017 | S | Enrolled |
| April 4, 2017 | H | Signature Requested |
| April 4, 2017 | S | Passed Second House |
| April 4, 2017 | H | Mooney intended to vote Yea |
| April 4, 2017 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 362 |
| April 4, 2017 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 9, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 23, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
| February 23, 2017 | S | Engrossed |
| February 23, 2017 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 112 |
| February 23, 2017 | S | Pittman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 111 |
| February 23, 2017 | S | Pittman Amendment Offered |
| February 23, 2017 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| February 23, 2017 | S | Brewbaker motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| February 23, 2017 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| February 9, 2017 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| February 7, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | March 8, 2017 | Room 617 (Room Change this week) at 13:30 | House JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | February 8, 2017 | Room 325 at 13:00 | Senate JUDY Public Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill News
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB16 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |