HB 1274 - Repeals Death Penalty - Colorado Key Vote
Edward Casso voted Nay (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Senate Conference Report Rejected
- May 6, 2009
- House Bill Passed
- April 21, 2009
- Introduced
- Feb. 4, 2009
Related Issues
Stage Details
Title: Repeals Death Penalty
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
A vote to pass a conference report abolishing the use of the death penalty in Colorado, and to allocate the saved money to the Cold Case Homicide Team in the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
Highlights:
-Removes the death penalty as a sentencing option after passage (Sec.2). -Clarifies that passage will not reduce or alter previous sentences in any way (Sec.2). -Allocates $833,376 to the Cold Case Homicide Team of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (Sec.23)
Title: Repeals Death Penalty
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that eliminates the death penalty and redirects money from the Justice Department to the cold case homicide team.
Highlights:
-Removes the death penalty as a sentencing option in all future cases but does not change any prior sentences (Sec. 2). -Decreases funding to the Justice Department by $1,615,708 and increases funding to the cold case homicide team by $833,376 (Sec. 23).
Title: Repeals Death Penalty
- Debbie J. Benefield (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Betty Boyd (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Terrance D. Carroll (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Ferrandino (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Randy Fischer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Gwyn Green (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Peter C. Groff (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Dickey Lee Hullinghorst (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Daniel Kagan (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Kefalas (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jeanne Labuda (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Claire Levy (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Liane 'Buffie' McFadyen (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Miklosi (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- John V. 'Jack' Pommer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Su Ryden (CO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Sue Schafer (CO - D) (Out Of Office)