AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- HOMICIDE (Abolishes penalty of life without parole and amends/repeals all sections of general laws regulating prisoners serving a sentence of life without parole. It would have prospective and retroactive effect for any offense committed after January 1, 1991.)
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2023
Last action Apr 4, 2023
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Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Apr 4, 2023
Committee
04/04/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 18, 2023
Introduced
01/18/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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