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The Deputy Brad Johnson Act has passed the Alabama Legislature.Senate Bill 1, sponsored by State Sen. April Weaver, passed the Senate by a vote of 99 to 1 on March 23.The state House passed the bill on April 11 by a vote of 79 to 24.It now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey for her signature into law."Today, the Alabama Legislature took a significant and long-awaited step in expanding public safety and honest sentencing in this state," said Attorney General Marshall. "The man who killed Brad Johnson should have never been out of prison, much like the man who killed Nick Risner only months prior. Though it is shameful to have to continue to name laws after fallen officers, the Alabama Legislature has appropriately and forcefully reacted to the deaths of these two heroes."According to a news release, the Deputy Brad Johnson Act reduces the number of days off a sentence an inmate can accrue, and it also prohibits "good time" off for any inmate if they commit serious violations in prison.Bibb County Deputy Brad Johnson was shot and killed in 2022 allegedly by a person who had their prison sentence shortened under Alabama's "good time" incentive.