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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Mar 5, 2019
Signed May 29, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 23, 2019 · House Apr 18, 2019
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 34
May 23, 2019
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican26
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
8
Committee
0
Amendments
2
May 29, 2019
Signed into law
Assigned Act No. 2019-514.
lower
May 29, 2019
Upper · Passed
Concurred in Second House Amendment
upper
May 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Sells motion to Concur In and Adopt adopted Roll Call 1094
lower
May 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1153
upper
May 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Whatley motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 1152
upper
May 23, 2019
Introduced
Whatley Amendment Offered
upper
May 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 287
lower
Apr 18, 2019
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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