HB76 Alabama 2026 Session
Updated Jan 8, 2026
HB76 Alabama 2026 Session
House Bill
In Committee
Current Status
2026 Regular Session
Session
1
Sponsor
Summary
- Primary Sponsor
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Chris England RepresentativeDemocrat - Session
- 2026 Regular Session
- Title
- Death penalty, abolished
- Description
Under existing law, the death penalty is authorized as a form of capital punishment for the crime of murder when certain aggravating circumstances are found by the trier of fact.
This bill would propose an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 2022, to provide that no crime may be punishable by death.
This bill would affirmatively require the Legislature to pass laws to prohibit the death penalty as a form of capital punishment.
- Subjects
- Constitutional Amendments Statewide
Bill Actions
H
Pending House Judiciary
H
Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
H
Prefiled
Bill Text
Documents
Source: Alabama Legislature