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HB436 Alabama 2019 Session

Updated Apr 26, 2021
HB436 Alabama 2019 Session
House Bill
Enacted
Current Status
Regular Session 2019
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Kyle South
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2019
Title
Criminal procedure, capital punishment, death penalty, attendance at executions, further provided, Sec. 15-18-83 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, only certain persons may be present at an execution, including up to eight immediate family members of the deceased victim's family.

This bill would provide that if there are fewer than six total immediate family members in attendance, non-immediate family members of the deceased victim may be present under certain conditions.

Subjects
Criminal Law and Procedure

Bill Actions

H

State Government first Amendment Offered

H

Delivered to Governor at 5:30 p.m. on May 15, 2019.

H

Assigned Act No. 2019-188.

H

Clerk of the House Certification

S

Signature Requested

H

Enrolled

H

Passed Second House

S

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 780

S

Third Reading Passed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

H

Engrossed

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

H

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 450

H

Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 449

H

South Amendment Offered

H

South motion to Table adopted Roll Call 448

H

State Government Amendment Offered

H

Third Reading Passed

H

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment

H

Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government

Bill Text

Votes

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

April 30, 2019 House Passed
Yes 93
No 1
Abstained 7
Absent 3

Motion to Adopt

April 30, 2019 House Passed
Yes 97
No 1
Abstained 4
Absent 2

South motion to Table

April 30, 2019 House Passed
Yes 99
Abstained 2
Absent 3

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass

May 15, 2019 Senate Passed
Yes 22
No 1
Abstained 1
Absent 11

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature