HB178 Alabama 2019 Session
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Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Governor, commutation power, notice requirements provided, const. amend.
Description
<p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Proposing an amendment to Amendment 38 of the
Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 124
of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama
of 1901, as amended, relating to the authority of the Governor
to grant reprieves and commutations to persons under sentence
of death; to require the Governor to take reasonable steps to
provide notice to certain persons prior to granting a
commutation to a person under a sentence of death; and to
authorize certain persons to challenge the granting of a
commutation upon a violation.
</p>
Subjects
Constitutional Amendments
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2019 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Engrossed |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 982 |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 981 |
| May 23, 2019 | H | State Government first Substitute Offered |
| May 23, 2019 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| May 2, 2019 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and |
| March 19, 2019 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | May 29, 2019 | Committee Room 325 at 08:30 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | May 1, 2019 | Room 206 at 15:00 | House SG Hearing |
| Hearing | April 24, 2019 | Room 206 at 15:00 | House SG Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB178 Alabama 2019 Session - Introduced |
| Bill Text | HB178 Alabama 2019 Session - Engrossed |
| Bill Amendments | House State Government first Substitute Offered |