Death Penalty Legislation

Companion Bill to SB872, would repeal the death penalty.

Proposition 34 would eliminate the death penalty in California and replaced it with life in prison without the possibility of parole.

To replace the death penalty with a penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of release for certain murders committed on or after the effective date of this act.

SB 342 would repeal the death penalty

A bill that would repeal the death penalty.

Expands the death penalty to any intentional murder. A proposed amendment to HB162 would repeal the death penalty. This bill was carried over from 2011.

SB 6283 would repeal the death penalty.

HB 2468 would repeal the death penalty.

This bill would place a moratorium on the death penalty for a period of three years until certain procedures are implemented to ensure that death penalty cases are administered fairly and impartially.

This bill would place a moratorium on the death penalty for a period of three years until certain procedures are implemented to ensure that death penalty cases are administered fairly and impartially.

This bill would prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any criminal defendant who was less than 18 years old at the time of the commission of the capital offense.

This bill would provide that a wrongful death action may only be filed in a county where the deceased could have filed a civil action, if living.

This bill would abolish the death penalty, and provide instead for imprisonment in the state prison for life without the possibility of parole. The bill would halt executions upon the voters' approval and would automatically convert all previous sentences of current capital defendants and inmates to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

To repeal the death penalty which is not workable or effective.

To provide for the prospective abolition of the death penalty.

To replace the death penalty with a penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of release for certain murders committed on or after the effective date of this act.

To repeal the death penalty and substitute life imprisonment without the possibility of release as the authorized sentence for persons convicted of certain murders.

Deletes provisions providing for death penalty for capital felonies; deletes provisions relating to representation in death penalty cases; repeals provisions relating to capital collateral representation, jurors in capital cases, prohibiting imposition of death sentence on defendant with mental retardation, determination of whether to impose sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital felony or capital drug trafficking felony, issuance of warrant of execution, stay of execution of death sentence, proceedings when person under sentence of death appears to be insane, proceedings when person under sentence of death appears to be pregnant, grounds for death warrant, execution of death sentence, prohibition against reduction of death sentence as result of determination that method of execution is unconstitutional, sentencing orders in capital cases, regulation of execution, transfer to state prison for safekeeping before death warrant issued, return of warrant of execution issued by Governor, sentence of death unexecuted for unjustifiable reasons, & return of warrant of execution issued by Supreme Court.

Deletes provisions providing for the death penalty for capital felonies. Deletes provisions relating to the effect of a declaration by a court of last resort that the death penalty in a capital felony is unconstitutional. Deletes provisions relating to representation in death penalty cases and capital collateral representation. Deletes provisions relating to legislative intent concerning appeals and postconviction proceedings in death penalty cases. Deletes a public records exemption for the identity of executioners, etc.

Deletes provisions providing for death penalty for capital felonies; deletes provisions relating to representation in death penalty cases; repeals provisions relating to capital collateral representation, jurors in capital cases, prohibiting imposition of death sentence on defendant with mental retardation, determination of whether to impose sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital felony or capital drug trafficking felony, issuance of warrant of execution, stay of execution of death sentence, proceedings when person under sentence of death appears to be insane, proceedings when person under sentence of death appears to be pregnant, grounds for death warrant, execution of death sentence, prohibition against reduction of death sentence as result of determination that method of execution is unconstitutional, sentencing orders in capital cases, regulation of execution, transfer to state prison for safekeeping before death warrant issued, return of warrant of execution issued by Governor, sentence of death unexecuted for unjustifiable reasons, & return of warrant of execution issued by Supreme Court.