SB329 Alabama 2021 Session

In Committee

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1 Bill Summary
2 Bill Actions
3 Bill Calendar
4 Bill Text
5 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors

Will Barfoot

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Bail, prohibit certain defendants from being admitted to bail, Sec. 15-13-3 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a defendant may not be admitted to bail if the defendant is charged with an offense which may be punished by death or if the defendant is charged with a personal injury to another which is likely to produce death

This bill would prohibit a defendant, regardless of age, from being admitted to bail when the person has been charged with capital murder

Relating to bail; to amend Section 15-13-3, Code of Alabama 1975; to prohibit certain defendants from being admitted to bail..

Subjects

Bail

Bill Actions

Action Date	Chamber	Action
April 7, 2021	S	Judiciary first Amendment Offered
April 7, 2021	S	Pending third reading on day 21 Favorable from Judiciary with 1 amendment
April 7, 2021	S	Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
March 11, 2021	S	Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Calendar

Type	Date	Location	Description
Hearing	April 7, 2021	Room 325 at 08:30	Senate JUDY Hearing
Hearing	March 31, 2021	ROOM 325 at 08:30	Senate JUDY Hearing
Hearing	March 17, 2021	Room 325/ADDED ON SB248 at 08:30	Senate JUDY Hearing

Type	Link
Bill Text	SB329 Alabama 2021 Session - Introduced
Bill Amendments	Senate Judiciary first Amendment Offered
Fiscal Note	Fiscal Note - SB329 for Judiciary
Fiscal Note	Fiscal Note - SB329 for Judiciary