Death penalty; abolition of current penalty.
Summary
Abolition of the death penalty. Abolishes the death penalty, including for those persons currently under a death sentence. This bill was incorporated into HB 2263.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 29, 2020
Last action Feb 5, 2021
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Jan 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB2263-Mullin)
lower
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
lower
Dec 29, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Dec 29, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100705D
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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