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SB 16 — Capital cases, sentencing, court prohibited from overriding jury verdict of life without parole, Secs. 13A-5-45, 13A-5-46, 13A-5-47 am'd.
Last action — Assigned Act No. 2017-131.
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 04, 2017. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Capital cases, sentencing, court prohibited from overriding jury verdict-
Bill Text
Action History
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Enrolled
Sponsors
- Brewbaker · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 139 not signed on · 14 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Brewbaker
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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 38 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| R | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 78 | 19 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 75% | 18% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (104)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ainsworth | — | Yea |
| Alexander | — | Yea |
| Ball | — | Yea |
| Bandy | — | Yea |
| Beckman | — | Yea |
| Beech | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boothe | — | Nay |
| Buskey | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Not Voting |
| Drake | — | Nay |
| Farley | — | Yea |
| Faust | — | Not Voting |
| Ford | — | Yea |
| Fridy | — | Yea |
| Gaston | — | Yea |
| Greer | — | Nay |
| Grimsley | — | Yea |
| Hammon | — | Not Voting |
| Hanes | — | Nay |
| Harper | — | Yea |
| Henry | — | Nay |
| Howard | — | Not Voting |
| Knight | — | Yea |
| Lindsey | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Millican | — | Nay |
| Morrow | — | Yea |
| Nordgren | — | Yea |
| Patterson | — | Yea |
| Polizos | — | Yea |
| Poole | — | Yea |
| Rich | — | Yea |
| Rowe | — | Nay |
| Sanderford | — | Yea |
| Scott | — | Yea |
| Shiver | — | Yea |
| South | — | Yea |
| Todd | — | Not Voting |
| Tuggle | — | Yea |
| Wingo | — | Yea |
| Butler | — | Yea |
| Holmes (A) | — | Yea |
| Holmes (M) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (K) | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| McCutcheon | — | Yea |
| Moore (M) | — | Yea |
| Johnson (R) | — | Nay |
| Moore (B) | — | Nay |
| McMillan | — | Not Voting |
| Corey Harbison | — | Yea |
| John W. Rogers | — | Yea |
| Randall Shedd | — | Nay |
| Adline Clarke | D | Yea |
| Anthony Daniels | D | Yea |
| Artis 'A.J.' McCampbell | D | Yea |
| Barbara Boyd | D | Yea |
| Barbara Drummond | D | Yea |
| Berry Forte | D | Yea |
| Chris England | D | Yea |
| Juandalynn Givan | D | Yea |
| Kelvin Lawrence | D | Yea |
| Laura Hall | D | Not Voting |
| Merika Coleman | D | Yea |
| Napoleon Bracy | D | Yea |
| Patrice McClammy | D | Yea |
| Pebblin W. Warren | D | Yea |
| Rolanda Hollis | D | Yea |
| Thomas Jackson | D | Yea |
| Alan Baker | R | Yea |
| Allen Treadaway | R | Nay |
| April Weaver | R | Yea |
| Arnold Mooney | R | Nay |
| Bob Fincher | R | Yea |
| Chip Brown | R | Yea |
| Chris Blackshear | R | Yea |
| Chris Pringle | R | Yea |
| Chris Sells | R | Yea |
| Corley Ellis | R | Yea |
| Danny Crawford | R | Yea |
| Danny Garrett | R | Yea |
| David Faulkner | R | Yea |
| David Sessions | R | Nay |
| David Standridge | R | Nay |
| Donnie Chesteen | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Nay |
| Jim Carns | R | Nay |
| Jim Hill | R | Yea |
| Joe Lovvorn | R | Yea |
| Margie Wilcox | R | Yea |
| Nathaniel Ledbetter | R | Nay |
| Paul W. Lee | R | Yea |
| Phillip Pettus | R | Nay |
| Randy Wood | R | Yea |
| Reed Ingram | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Ritchie Whorton | R | Yea |
| Steve Clouse | R | Yea |
| Steve Hurst | R | Nay |
| Terri Collins | R | Yea |
| Tim Wadsworth | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| R | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 66% | 14% | 0% | 20% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Not Voting |
| Pittman | — | Yea |
| Sanders | — | Nay |
| Sanford | — | Not Voting |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Not Voting |
| Whatley | — | Not Voting |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Nay |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Nay |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Nay |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Not Voting |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jeana Ross | R | Nay |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 30 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 3% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (35)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | — | Not Voting |
| Brewbaker | — | Yea |
| Bussman | — | Yea |
| Dial | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Not Voting |
| Glover | — | Yea |
| Hightower | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holtzclaw | — | Yea |
| Marsh | — | Yea |
| Pittman | — | Nay |
| Sanders | — | Yea |
| Sanford | — | Yea |
| Scofield | — | Yea |
| Ward | — | Not Voting |
| Whatley | — | Yea |
| McClendon | — | Yea |
| Greg J. Reed | — | Yea |
| Bobby D. Singleton | D | Yea |
| Linda Coleman-Madison | D | Yea |
| Rodger M. Smitherman | D | Yea |
| Vivian Davis Figures | D | Yea |
| William M. Beasley | D | Yea |
| Arthur Orr | R | Yea |
| Clyde Chambliss | R | Yea |
| Gerald H. Allen | R | Yea |
| Greg Albritton | R | Yea |
| Ivan Smith | R | Yea |
| J. T. 'Jabo' Waggoner | R | Not Voting |
| Jack W. Williams | R | Yea |
| Jeana Ross | R | Yea |
| Larry Stutts | R | Yea |
| Shay Shelnutt | R | Yea |
| Steve Livingston | R | Yea |
| Tim Melson | R | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB 16 do?
- Capital cases, sentencing, court prohibited from overriding jury verdict-
- Who sponsors SB 16?
- SB 16 is sponsored by Brewbaker.
- What is the current status of SB 16?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 04, 2017. Enacted.
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