AL SB42

Requires defendants convicted of murder, rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, sexual torture, sexual abuse in the first degree, or human trafficking in the first degree to serve 85 percent of their sentence before becoming eligible for parole.

Adds new Section 15-22-27.4 to the Code of Alabama 1975 to establish the 85 percent sentence requirement for specified violent offenses.

Maintains existing law that persons convicted of sex offenses involving a child as a Class A or B felony remain ineligible for parole.

Makes technical revisions to Section 15-22-28 regarding parole procedures and terminology for the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.