HB29 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Ronald Bolton Representative

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Crimes and offenses; manslaughter; further provided to include certain victims of sexual extortion

Description

Under existing law, a person commits the crime of manslaughter if he or she: (i) recklessly causes the death of another person; (ii) causes the death of another person under circumstances ordinarily constituting murder but for various mitigating factors, including heat of passion; or (iii) sells or distributes any substance containing any amount of fentanyl which causes the death of another.

This bill would further provide for the crime of manslaughter to include sexual extortion of an individual under 18 years of age which proximately causes the victim's death.

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Subjects

Crimes & Offenses