BILL · 2021–22 SESSION
SB 5047: 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.
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 11, 2021
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Senator (D-36)
- Introduced
- January 11, 2021 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 10, 2022
- Requested by
- State agency
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: Senator (D-36)
15 co-sponsors (14 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Law & Justice.
- Prefiled for introduction.
SB 5047 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5047 (2025–26) Signature gathering/protests
- SB 5047 (2023–24) Voting rights act
- SB 5047 (2019–20) Veteran diversion/ITA
- SB 5047 (2017–18) Operating sup budget 2017
- SB 5047 (2015–16) Consumer financial info
- SB 5047 (2013–14) Delinquent property taxes
- SB 5047 (2011–12) Long-term care facilities
- SB 5047 (2009–10) Free public parking property