Bill extending death penalty to child sexual assault passes Alabama Senate committee

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 401

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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An Alabama Senate committee 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 Senate Judiciary Committee in an uncommon Tuesday afternoon meeting on a vote of 12-1 with no changes. Sen. April Weaver, R-Hoover, who sponsors the Senate version of the bill, carried the bill in Simpson’s …

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