SB76 Alabama 2022 Session
Updated Apr 15, 2022
SB76 Alabama 2022 Session
Senate Bill
In Committee
Current Status
Regular Session 2022
Session
3
Sponsors
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Sam Givhan SenatorRepublican - Co-Sponsors
- Will BarfootChris Elliott
- Session
- Regular Session 2022
- Title
- Governor, granting of reprieves and commutations, notice to victims required under certain conditions, const. amend.
- Description
The Constitution of Alabama of 1901, provides that the Governor has the authority to grant a reprieve or a commutation to a person sentenced to death.
This proposed constitutional amendment would require the Governor to take reasonable steps to provide notice to certain persons prior to granting a commutation to a person under a sentence of death and would authorize certain persons to challenge the granting of a commutation upon a violation.
- Subjects
- Constitutional Amendments
Bill Actions
S
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
Bill Text
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature