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Alabama · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 11: Youthful offender status, to prohibit a judge from granting youthful offender status to any person who is 16 years of age and older and charged with capital murder or murder

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 11 is a bill introduced in the Alabama House on June 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Youthful offender status, to prohibit a judge from granting youthful offender status to any person who is 16 years of age and older and charged with capital murder or murder. Primary sponsor: Phillip Pettus (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2026): Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Criminal Procedure

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phillip PettusPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)
  2. Judiciary 1st Amendment (Judiciary)
  3. Reported Out of Committee Second House
  4. Third Reading in House of Origin
  5. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 189
  6. Read for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary
  7. Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
  8. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
  9. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Public Safety and Homeland Security)
  10. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
  11. Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Judiciary)
  12. Re-referred to Committee in House of Origin (Public Safety and Homeland Security)

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source