SB111 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Cam Ward

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Capital offenses, requiring juvenile defendant convicted of capital murder to be eligible for parole after serving 25 years, Secs. 13A-5-2, 13A-5-43, 13A-6-2, 15-22-27.3 am'd.

Summary

SB 111 would lower the minimum time a person sentenced to life for a capital offense must serve before parole from 30 years to 25 years, with some technical updates.

What This Bill Does

If enacted, the bill requires someone given life for a capital offense to wait at least 25 years before they can be considered for parole (down from 30 years). It includes some technical revisions to the related laws. It also preserves the rule that people convicted of sex offenses involving a child remain ineligible for parole. The changes would take effect on the first day of the third month after the governor signs the bill.

Who It Affects

• Defendants who are sentenced to life imprisonment for a capital offense would become eligible for parole after 25 years served (instead of 30).
• Parole board and corrections staff would implement the shorter parole timeline; individuals convicted of sex offenses involving a child would continue to be ineligible for parole.

Key Provisions

• Amends Sections 13A-5-2, 13A-5-43, 13A-6-2, and 15-22-27.3 to set a 25-year minimum before parole eligibility for life sentences on capital offenses.
• Keeps the existing rule that sex offenses involving a child (as defined in the statute) remain not eligible for parole.
• Includes unspecified technical revisions to the statutes.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month following governor approval.

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Subjects

Capital Offenses