HB 282

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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

Chip Brown

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Bail, in criminal cases, Section 16, Constitution of Alabama of 1901, am'd, const. amend.

Description

The existing Constitution of Alabama of 1901, provides that all persons, before conviction, are allowed bail, unless the person is charged with a capital offense and the proof of guilt is evident or the presumption of guilt is great and that excessive bail may not be required in any case

This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, that would allow bail, unless a person is charged with a capital offense, an offense punishable by life without parole, or an offense punishable by life imprisonment and proof of guilt is evident or the presumption of guilt is great

The amendment also would allow bail to be denied if no condition of release can reasonably protect the community from risk of physical harm to the accused, the public, or both, ensure the presence of the accused at trial, or ensure the integrity of the judicial process

To propose an amendment to Section 16 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 16 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama 1901, as amended, to provide that all persons charged with a crime, before conviction, be allowed bail by sufficient sureties, unless the person is charged with a capital offense, an offense punishable by life without parole, or an offense punishable by life imprisonment, when the proof is evident or the presumption is great, if no conditions of release can reasonably protect the community from risk of physical harm to the accused, the public, or both, ensure the presence of the accused at trial, or ensure the integrity of the judicial process.

Subjects

Constitutional Amendments

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
May 22, 2019	S	Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
May 21, 2019	H	Engrossed
May 21, 2019	H	Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 837
May 21, 2019	H	Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 836
May 21, 2019	H	England Amendment Offered
May 21, 2019	H	Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 835
May 21, 2019	H	Wadsworth Amendment Offered
May 21, 2019	H	Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 834
May 21, 2019	H	Wadsworth motion to Carry Over lost Roll Call 833
May 21, 2019	H	Judiciary Substitute Offered
May 21, 2019	H	Third Reading Passed
May 2, 2019	H	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar with 1 substitute and
March 21, 2019	H	Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary

Type	Date	Location	Description
Hearing	May 29, 2019	Committee Room 325 at 08:30	Senate JUDY Public Hearing
Hearing	May 28, 2019	Room 825 at 13:30	Senate JUDY Public Hearing
Hearing	May 1, 2019	Room 200 at 13:30	House JUDY Hearing

Type	Link
Bill Text	HB 282 - Engrossed
Bill Text	HB 282 - Introduced
Bill Amendments	House Judiciary first Substitute Offered
Bill Amendments	House Wadsworth Amendment Offered
Bill Amendments	House England Amendment Offered

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