AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates presently sentenced to death; amend KRS 532.030, relating to authorized dispositions for felony offenses, to remove the death penalty; amend KRS 533.010, relating to probation, to prohibit probation for a person sentenced to life without parole or life without parole for 25 years; amend KRS 640.010 to define terms; amend KRS 640.040, relating to penalties for juveniles convicted of felony offenses, to prohibit life imprisonment without benefit of parole for a capital offense; amend KRS 422.285, 532.050, and 532.100 to conform; repeal KRS 431.213, 431.2135, 431.218, 431.220, 431.223, 431.224, 431.240, 431.250, 431.260, 431.270, 507A.060, 532.025, 532.075, 532.130, 532.135, 532.140, 532.300, 532.305, and 532.309.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 2, 2024
Last action Jan 2, 2024
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 2, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Jan 2, 2024
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Al Gentry
DDemocratic
P
Beverly Chester-Burton
DDemocratic
P
Daniel Grossberg
DDemocratic
P
George Brown
DDemocratic
P
James Tipton
RRepublican
P
Jason Nemes
RRepublican
P
Keturah Herron
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Willner
DDemocratic
P
Nancy Tate
RRepublican
P
Nima Kulkarni
DDemocratic
P
Samara Heavrin
RRepublican
P
Sarah Stalker
DDemocratic
P
Tina Bojanowski
DDemocratic
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