| Last Action | 02/21/18: posted in committee |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statement | Corrections Impact |
| Bill Request Number | 879 |
| Sponsors | C. McCoy, J. Wayne, G. Brown Jr, T. Burch, K. Flood, A. Gentry, D. Graham, J. Jenkins, M. Marzian, R. Meyer, K. Moser, J. Nemes, D. Owens, M. Prunty, R. Rothenburger, A. Simpson, D. St. Onge, S. Westrom, A. Wuchner |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates presently sentenced to death; amend KRS 532.030, relating to authorized dispositions for felony offenses, to remove the death penalty; amend KRS 533.010, relating to probation, to prohibit probation for a person sentenced to life without parole or life without parole for 25 years; amend KRS 640.040, relating to penalties for juveniles convicted of felony offenses, to prohibit life imprisonment without benefit of parole for a capital offense; amend KRS 422.285, 532.050, and 532.100 to conform; repeal various statutes relating to imposition of the death penalty. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Courts - Death penalty, replacement of with life imprisonment without parole Crimes and Punishments - Death penalty, replacement of with life imprisonment without parole Criminal Procedure - Death penalty, replacement of with life imprisonment without parole Deaths - Death penalty, replacement of with life imprisonment without parole Corrections Impact - Death penalty, replacement of with life imprisonment without parole |
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| 01/10/18 |
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| 02/21/18 |
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