Alabama House votes to extend death penalty to child sexual assault

By: Andrea Tinker

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 983

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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The Alabama House of Representatives Tuesday approved a bill that would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty for those convicted of sexual assault of a child under the age of 12.

HB 41, sponsored by Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, passed the chamber after a lengthy and sometimes testy debate in which Democrats said the move could retraumatize victims or put them in physical harm and questioned the constitutionality of the legislation.

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