Bill Text: CT HB05036 | 2011 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Abolishing The Death Penalty.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-05 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05036 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-HB05036-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5036 |
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January Session, 2011 |
LCO No. 4 | ||||
Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. HOLDER-WINFIELD, 94th Dist. |
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AN ACT ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to replace the death penalty with a penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of release for certain murders committed on or after the effective date of this act.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide for the prospective abolition of the death penalty.