Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Yes
29
Absent
5
SB272 Alabama 2018 Session
Updated Apr 26, 2021
SB272 Alabama 2018 Session
Senate Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2018
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
-
Trip PittmanRepublican - Session
- Regular Session 2018
- Title
- Capital defendant, execution of, elect to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia if lethal injection is unavailable, Secs. 15-18-82, 15-18-82.1 am'd.
- Description
Under existing law, a capital defendant may be executed by means of lethal injection or electrocution, upon the election of the defendant.
This bill would allow executions by means of nitrogen hypoxia if lethal injection is unavailable.
This bill would allow a capital defendant to elect to be executed by means of nitrogen hypoxia.
- Subjects
- Execution
Bill Actions
S
Assigned Act No. 2018-353.
H
Signature Requested
S
Enrolled
S
Passed Second House
H
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 916
H
Third Reading Passed
H
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
S
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 497
S
Third Reading Passed
S
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Bill Text
Votes
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
Yes
75
No
23
Abstained
1
Absent
3
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature