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AL HB436

Bill

Status

Passed

5/15/2019

Primary Sponsor

Kyle South

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2019

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 15-18-83 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to modify who may attend executions under Alabama law.

  • Allows immediate family members of victims, over age 19, to attend executions, not exceeding eight in number and apportioned equally among the victim's immediate family members.

  • Permits additional non-immediate family members of the victim, over age 19, to attend if there are fewer than eight total immediate family members, up to a combined total of eight immediate and non-immediate family members.

  • Allows additional immediate family members of other victims for whose death the condemned inmate is not sentenced to death if fewer than eight total immediate family members of the deceased victim exist.

  • Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.

Legislative Description

Capital punishment, death penalty, attendance at executions, further provided, Sec. 15-18-83 am'd.

Criminal Law and Procedure

Last Action

State Government first Amendment Offered

5/15/2019

Committee Referrals

Judiciary5/2/2019
State Government4/16/2019

Full Bill Text

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