Senate Bill 47

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Last Action 01/08/22: to Judiciary (S)
Title AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty.
Bill Documents Introduced
Fiscal Impact Statement Corrections Impact
Bill Request Number 1294
Sponsors S. Meredith, D. Harper Angel, M. McGarvey, G. Neal
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, to remove the death penalty; amend KRS 640.040, to prohibit life imprisonment without benefit of parole for a juvenile offender convicted of a capital offense; amend KRS 422.285, 532.050, 532.100, and 533.010 to conform; repeal KRS 431.213, 431.2135, 431.218, 431.220, 431.223, 431.224, 431.240, 431.250, 431.260, 431.270, 507A.060, 532.025, 532.075, 532.130, 532.135, 532.140, 532.300, 532.305, and 532.309.
Index Headings of Original Version Courts - Death penalty, replacement with life imprisonment without parole
Crimes and Punishments - Death penalty, replacement with life imprisonment without parole
Criminal Procedure - Death penalty, replacement with life imprisonment without parole
Deaths - Death penalty, replacement with life imprisonment without parole

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01/05/22
  • introduced in Senate
  • to Committee on Committees (S)
01/08/22
  • to Judiciary (S)


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