Proposes constitutional amendment to restore the death penalty under certain circumstances.

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to restore the death penalty in New Jersey for specific murder convictions, such as intentional killings or causing serious injury that results in death. It would require the legislature to create a law setting a high standard: a jury or court must find "without any doubt" that severe crime circumstances outweigh factors that might reduce the sentence, and any lingering doubt would prevent a death penalty. The amendment also establishes strict appeal deadlines, including a 150-day limit for the New Jersey Supreme Court to rule on death penalty cases and a one-year window for post-conviction appeals after the U.S. Supreme Court’s final decision (except for innocence claims). The amendment must be approved by voters to take effect and would apply only to crimes committed after the year following voter approval, overriding the 2007 law that abolished the death penalty.