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AL HB205

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/14/2017

Primary Sponsor

Merika Coleman-Evans

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2017

AI Summary

  • Imposes a three-year moratorium on the imposition and execution of the death penalty under Alabama Code Article 2, Chapter 5, Title 13A.

  • Requires implementation of American Bar Association Guidelines for the Appointment and Performance of Defense Counsel in Death Penalty Cases during the moratorium.

  • Mandates due process procedures to preserve and enhance state post-conviction relief in death sentence cases.

  • Requires procedures to eliminate racial discrimination in capital sentencing based on the race of either the victim or defendant.

  • Requires due process procedures to prevent execution of persons with intellectual disabilities.

Legislative Description

Death penalty, moratorium on imposition and execution not to exceed three years, procedure for administering

Death Penalty

Last Action

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

2/14/2017

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/14/2017

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