Relating to pardons and paroles; to amend Sections 15-22-51 and 15-22-53, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that a specialist, in addition to a parole officer, may conduct an investigation and provide a report to the court regarding a defendant; and to make nonsubstantive, technical revisions to update the existing code language to current style.
Summary
Pardons and Paroles, to prevent parolees and probationers from being released from custody pending a revocation hearing in certain circumstances, to allow specialist to conduct investigations and general reports
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed Jun 1, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 25, 2023 · House Apr 18, 2023
How they voted
29–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 34
May 25, 2023
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican26
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read A Third Time And Passed As Amended
upper
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in Second House
upper
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported Favorably (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee (Finance and Taxation General Fund)
upper
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a Third Time and Pass
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Out of Committee in House of Origin
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported Favorably (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
lower
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and Referred (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerry Starnes
RRepublican
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