DE SB187 | 2009-2010 | 145th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 12 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-12 - Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
Pending: Senate Executive Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

Summary

This 1st Leg of a Constitutional Amendment would grant the Governor the power to commute a death sentence to a sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of probation or parole. Currently a majority of the Board of Pardons must first recommend such a commutation.

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Title

An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Vii Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To The Death Penalty.

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-01-12 Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate

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