HB 1277 -- DEATH PENALTY

SPONSOR: Unsicker

Currently, the punishment for first degree murder is either the death penalty or life imprisonment without eligibility for parole. This bill eliminates the punishment of the death penalty. Any person sentenced to death prior to August 28, 2020, must be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

This bill is similar to HB 64 (2019). 

Statutes affected:
Introduced (3216H.01): 546.680, 546.690, 546.700, 546.710, 546.720, 546.730, 546.740, 546.750, 546.800, 546.810, 546.820, 557.021, 565.004, 565.005, 565.006, 565.020, 565.030, 565.032, 565.035, 565.040