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Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 4, 2025

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Introduced January 10, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB209

AN ACT relating to the abolition of the death penalty.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 532 to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment without parole for inmates presently sentenced to death; amend KRS 532.030, relating to authorized dispositions for felony offenses, to remove the death penalty; amend KRS 533.010, relating to probation, to prohibit probation for a person sentenced to life without parole or life without parole for 25 years; amend KRS 640.010 to define terms; amend KRS 640.040,…

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This bill would end the death penalty in Kentucky and replace it with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for anyone currently on death row or convicted of a capital offense in the future. It also removes existing laws that govern how the death penalty is sought and carried out. Juveniles convicted of capital offenses would not be subject to life without parole under this bill. Who it may affect: people currently sentenced to death in Kentucky, crime victims and their families, and prosecutors and defense attorneys handling capital cases.

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