Crimes and offenses; manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and other motor vehicle crimes amended, restitution amended
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Officially: “Crimes and offenses; manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and other motor vehicle crimes amended, restitution amended” Read the full text
2026 regular session
What it does
This act amends Sections 13A-6-3, 13A-6-4, and 32-10-6, Code of Alabama 1975, to: (1) add causing the death of an individual while operating a motor vehicle or vessel under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance to the acts constituting the crime of manslaughter; (2) remove the increased penalty of a Class C felony for causing the death of another by criminal negligence when operating a motor vehicle or vessel under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance; and (3) provide
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Where it is
Enacted (latest official status) · Jan 15, 2026
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The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
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Recorded votes
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-04 · yeas 34, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-04 · yeas 34, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteSenate · 2026-03-04 · yeas 34, nays 0, abstains 0
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-04 · yeas 102, nays 0, abstains 1
Recorded voteHouse · 2026-03-04 · yeas 102, nays 0, abstains 3
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