SB233 Alabama 2022 Session

Updated May 17, 2022

SB233 Alabama 2022 Session

Senate Bill

Enacted

Current Status

Regular Session 2022

Session

2

Sponsors

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Will Barfoot Senator
Republican
Co-Sponsor: Sam Givhan
Session: Regular Session 2022
Title: Courts, criminal cases, virtual hearings, objections by defendant, Secs. 15-26-1, 15-26-2 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, a judge may conduct pre-trial proceedings in criminal cases using audio-video communications.
This bill would provide that a judge may conduct additional proceedings in criminal cases using audio-video communication.
This bill would also provide that if a defendant objects to a virtual hearing, an in-person hearing will be required.
Subjects: Courts

Bill Actions

Assigned Act No. 2022-375.

Signature Requested

Enrolled

Concurred in Second House Amendment

Reed motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 943

Concurrence Requested

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Voice Vote 908

Motion to Adopt adopted Voice Vote 907

Judiciary Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

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

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

Engrossed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 552

Barfoot motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 551

Judiciary Amendment Offered

Third Reading Passed

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

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

Bill Text

Download Enrolled PDF

Votes

Yes 29

Absent 6

Yes 29

Absent 6

Yes 29

Absent 6

Yes 30

Absent 5

Documents

Bill Text (Enrolled) SB233 Alabama 2022 Session - Enrolled

Bill Text (Engrossed) SB233 Alabama 2022 Session - Engrossed

Bill Text (Introduced) SB233 Alabama 2022 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature