HB 2450 -- DEATH PENALTY

SPONSOR: Hurst

Currently, the punishment for first degree murder is either life imprisonment without eligibility for parole or death. This bill repeals the punishment of the death penalty for first degree murder. In addition, this bill provides that any person sentenced to death before August 28, 2020, must be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.

This bill is the same as SB 635 (2020). 

Statutes affected:
Introduced (5319H.01): 546.680, 546.690, 546.700, 546.710, 546.720, 546.730, 546.740, 546.750, 546.800, 546.810, 546.820, 565.004, 565.006, 565.020, 565.030, 565.032, 565.035, 565.040