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Alabama · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 32: Crimes and offenses; further provide for the crime of murder, manslaughter, and assault in the first and second degree; provide enhanced sentencing; define machinegun

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

SB 32 is a bill introduced in the Alabama Senate on December 31, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Crimes and offenses; further provide for the crime of murder, manslaughter, and assault in the first and second degree; provide enhanced sentencing; define machinegun. Primary sponsor: Rodger Smitherman (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (February 27, 2025): 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.

Crimes & Offenses

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rodger SmithermanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18

“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 (Judiciary)
  4. Third Reading in House of Origin
  5. Elliott 1st Amendment Offered
  6. Elliott motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 98
  7. Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 99
  8. Engrossed
  9. Read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Judiciary
  10. Pending Committee Action in Second House (Judiciary)
  11. Reported Out of Committee House of Origin
  12. Read for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar (Judiciary)

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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