Relating to sentencing; to add Section 13A-5-14 to the Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that an individual sentenced pursuant to the habitual felony offender law may be resentenced in certain circumstances; and to provide for the repeal of this section in five years.
Summary
Sentencing, further provide for sentencing of habitual felony offenders; to provide for resentencing in certain circumstances
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 4, 2023
Last action May 24, 2023
Floor votes · House May 16, 2023
How they voted
80–17
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 102
May 16, 2023
D
Democratic27
92% Yea
R
Republican75
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
6
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Judiciary)
upper
May 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Judiciary)
upper
May 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Judiciary)
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Judiciary)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris England
DDemocratic
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