Bill > SB32

This bill modifies Alabama's criminal code by expanding definitions and enhancing sentencing for serious crimes involving homicide and assault, with a particular focus on defining and penalizing crimes involving machineguns. The bill introduces a comprehensive definition of a "machinegun" as any firearm capable of shooting multiple shots automatically with a single trigger pull, including parts designed to convert firearms into machineguns. The legislation creates enhanced penalties for murders and assaults committed using machineguns, elevating these crimes to Class A felonies with potential life imprisonment without parole. The bill also clarifies existing legal language around criminal homicide, specifically adding gender-neutral language and providing protections for medical procedures and victims of domestic violence. For murder and manslaughter cases involving machineguns, the bill mandates stricter sentencing: for offenders 18 and older, life imprisonment without parole, and for those under 18, either life imprisonment without parole or standard life imprisonment. Additionally, the bill refines definitions related to assault in the first and second degrees, adding specificity to circumstances that constitute these crimes and introducing more nuanced sentencing guidelines. The act is set to become effective on October 1, 2025.

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