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AL SB128
Bill
Status
1/9/2018
Primary Sponsor
Trip Pittman
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AI Summary
SB128 Summary
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Allows capital defendants to elect execution by nitrogen hypoxia in addition to existing options of lethal injection or electrocution.
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Establishes nitrogen hypoxia as the fallback execution method if lethal injection becomes unavailable or is held unconstitutional.
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Permits death-sentenced defendants to elect to serve life without possibility of parole instead of receiving a death sentence.
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Sets 30-day deadline for defendants to make written election of execution method after Alabama Supreme Court affirms sentence, or 48 hours after warrant of execution is issued.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and gubernatorial approval.
Legislative Description
Capital defendant, execution of, elect to include by nitrogen hypoxia, capital defendant allowed to choose life without parole in-lieu-of a death sentence, Secs. 15-18-82, 15-18-82.1 am'd.
Execution
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
1/9/2018