Capital offenses, aggravating circumstances if victim was a law enforcement or correctional officer, first responder, or under 14 years of age, Secs. 13A-5-40, 13A-5-49 am'd.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2018
Last action Mar 21, 2018
Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2018
How they voted
56–17
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 81
Mar 6, 2018
D
Democratic28
57% Nay
R
Republican53
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Mar 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Pending third reading on day 23 Favorable from Judiciary
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 618
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 617
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Introduced
Judiciary first Substitute Offered
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Sells
RRepublican
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