Joan Schulze voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Abolishing the Death Penalty
Vote on a motion to table a bill that abolishes the death penalty.
-Reclassifies crimes considered to be "capital murder" as "first degree murder" crimes which carry sentence of life in prison without parole (Sec. 1). -Repeals the death penalty and eliminates the distinction of capital murder (Sec. 14).
NOTE: A LEGISLATOR MAY MOVE TO TABLE ANY PENDING LEGISLATION, THUS HALTING FURTHER CONSIDERATION. A "YEA" VOTE IS IN SUPPORT OF HALTING FURTHER CONSIDERATION, AND A "NAY" VOTE IS IN SUPPORT OF FURTHER CONSIDERATION. TABLING MOTIONS ARE OFTEN USED TO KILL LEGISLATION.
Title: Abolishing the Death Penalty
Vote to pass a bill that eliminates the death penalty as a possible sentence for those convicted of first degree murder, and requires the offender be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole if specific aggravated circumstances exist beginning January 1, 2010.
- Specifies that a defendant shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole if they are convicted of first degree murder and one or more of the following aggravated circumstances exist, which previously warranted a possible death sentence (Sec. 1):
Title: Abolishing the Death Penalty