HB 161 — 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.
Last action — Pending third reading on day 23 Favorable from Judiciary
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Capital offenses, aggravating circumstances if victim was a law enforcement or correctional officer, or under 14 years of age
Bill Text
Action History
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Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Sponsors
- Chris Sells · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 12 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (139)
139 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 139 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Votes
Passed
72 Yea
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20 Nay
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10 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 39 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| D | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 72 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 20% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (102)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holmes (A) | — | Nay |
| Moore (M) | — | Nay |
| McMillan | — | Not Voting |
| Holmes (M) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (K) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (R) | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| Moore (B) | — | Yea |
| Ainsworth | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Nay |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Beckman | — | Nay |
| Beech | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Nay |
| Boothe | — | Yea |
| Buskey | — | Nay |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Ford | — | Yea |
| Fridy | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Not Voting |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Not Voting |
| Knight | — | Nay |
| Lindsey | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Millican | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Polizos | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Todd | — | Nay |
| Tuggle | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Nay |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Nay |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Nay |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Not Voting |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Not Voting |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Nay |
| Berry Forte | D | Not Voting |
| Chris England | D | Nay |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Nay |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Nay |
| Laura Hall | D | Nay |
| Merika Coleman | D | Nay |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Nay |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Nay |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Not Voting |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Not Voting |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Nay |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Not Voting |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Not Voting |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
Passed
79 Yea
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9 Nay
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14 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 43 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| D | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 79 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 77% | 9% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (102)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holmes (A) | — | Yea |
| Holmes (M) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (K) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (R) | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| Moore (B) | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Not Voting |
| McMillan | — | Not Voting |
| Ainsworth | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Nay |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Beckman | — | Nay |
| Beech | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boothe | — | Yea |
| Buskey | — | Not Voting |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Drake | — | Yea |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Yea |
| Ford | — | Yea |
| Fridy | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Yea |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Yea |
| Howard | — | Not Voting |
| Knight | — | Nay |
| Lindsey | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Millican | — | Yea |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Polizos | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Yea |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Todd | — | Not Voting |
| Tuggle | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Yea |
| Randall Shedd | — | Yea |
| Adline Clarke | D | Not Voting |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Not Voting |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Not Voting |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Not Voting |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Nay |
| Berry Forte | D | Not Voting |
| Chris England | D | Nay |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Not Voting |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Nay |
| Laura Hall | D | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Nay |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Nay |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Nay |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Prince Chestnut | D | Yea |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Not Voting |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Yea |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Yea |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Yea |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Not Voting |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Yea |
| David Standridge | R | Yea |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jim Carns | R | Yea |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Yea |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Yea |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Yea |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 161 do?
- Capital offenses, aggravating circumstances if victim was a law enforcement or correctional officer, or under 14 years of age
- Who sponsors HB 161?
- HB 161 is sponsored by Chris Sells (R).
- What is the current status of HB 161?
- This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HB 161?
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