MissouriRepeals provisions relating to the death penalty
What it does
This act repeals the provision that the penalty for murder in the first degree may be death. This act also repeals all provisions relating to jury trials in which the death penalty is not waived.
More detail
This act is identical to HB 2521 (2026), SB 465 (2205), HB 843 (2025), and HB 1882 (2024) and is substantially similar to HB 2153 (2026), HB 2623 (2026), HB 118 (2025) and HB 994 (2025). TRISTAN BENSON, JR.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 15Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence CommitteeLatest
- Jan 7S First ReadMinor
- 2025
- Dec 1PrefiledIntroduced