SB 272

Signed by Governor

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1 Bill Summary
2 Bill Actions
3 Bill Calendar
4 Bill Text
5 Bill Votes
6 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Trip Pittman

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

To amend Sections 15-18-82 and 15-18-82.1, Code of Alabama 1975; to allow executions by means of nitrogen hypoxia if lethal injection is unavailable, to allow for capital defendants to elect to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia.

Subjects

Execution

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
March 21, 2018	S	Assigned Act No. 2018-353.
March 21, 2018	H	Signature Requested
March 21, 2018	S	Enrolled
March 21, 2018	S	Passed Second House
March 20, 2018	H	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 916
March 20, 2018	H	Third Reading Passed
March 8, 2018	H	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 22, 2018	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary
February 22, 2018	S	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 497
February 22, 2018	S	Third Reading Passed
February 15, 2018	S	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 1, 2018	S	Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Type	Date	Location	Description
Hearing	March 7, 2018	Room 617 at 13:30	House JUDY Hearing
Hearing	March 7, 2018	Room 200 at 13:30	House JUDY Hearing
Hearing	February 14, 2018	Committee Room 325 at 13:00	Senate JUDY Hearing
Hearing	April 5, 2017	Room 304 at 00:00	Senate HLTH Public Hearing