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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1488: Death penalty elimination

Reducing criminal justice expenses by eliminating the death penalty and instead requiring life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole as the sentence for aggravated first degree murder.

Summary

  • Eliminates the death penalty and requires life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole as the sentence for aggravated first degree murder.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 23, 2019
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tina Orwall (D-33)
Introduced
January 23, 2019 in the House
Last action
January 13, 2020
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 5339
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to reducing criminal justice expenses by eliminating the death penalty and instead requiring life imprisonment without possibility of release or parole as the sentence for aggravated first degree murder;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tina Orwall (D-33)

17 co-sponsors (16 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Roger Goodman D-45Javier Valdez D-46Laurie Jinkins D-27Paul Harris R-17Derek Stanford D-1Mike Pellicciotti D-30Noel Frame D-36Sherry Appleton D-23Gael Tarleton D-36Timm Ormsby D-3Bill Ramos D-5Amy Walen D-48Eileen Cody D-34Zack Hudgins D-11Lauren Davis D-32Nicole Macri D-43Marcus Riccelli D-3

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. First reading, referred to Public Safety.

HB 1488 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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