SB32 Alabama 2025 Session

Updated Jan 14, 2026

Senate Bill

In Second Chamber

Current Status

2025 Regular Session

Session

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Rodger Smitherman Senator
Democrat
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Title: Crimes and offenses; further provide for the crime of murder, manslaughter, and assault in the first and second degree; provide enhanced sentencing; define machinegun
Description: Under existing law, a person commits the crime of murder or manslaughter if the person causes the death of another person under certain circumstances.
Murder is a Class A felony and manslaughter is a Class B felony.
This bill would require any person who causes the death of another person using a machinegun under certain circumstances to be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole if the defendant was 18 years of age or older at the time of the offense and to either life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or life imprisonment if the defendant was under 18 years of age at the time of the offense.
Under existing law, a person commits the crime of assault in the first degree or assault in the second degree if the person causes injury to another person under certain circumstances. Assault in the first degree is a Class B felony and assault in the second degree is a Class C felony.
This bill would provide that assault in the first degree and assault in the second degree where a machinegun is used is a Class A felony and the person shall be sentenced to life imprisonment.
SB32 INTRODUCED This bill would also define the term machinegun.
Subjects: Crimes & Offenses