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  6. SB 272

SB 272

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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

Bill Calendar

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

Bill Text

Download SB 272 PDF

Bill Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2018-03-20
Chamber: House
Result: Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass
2018-02-22
Chamber: Senate
Result: Passed

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text SB 272 - Introduced
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