Domestic violence, capital offense expanded to include murder of a parent or guardian in the presence of a child, add'l aggravating circumstances included, Secs. 13A-5-40, 13A-5-49 am'd.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Signed Mar 27, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2018 · House Feb 1, 2018
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 31
Mar 22, 2018
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican23
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
0
Amendments
2
Mar 27, 2018
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2018-537.
lower
Mar 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Second House
lower
Mar 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1083
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Ward motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote
upper
Feb 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 165
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 164
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Introduced
Judiciary Amendment Offered
lower
Feb 1, 2018
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Phillip Pettus
RRepublican
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