HB35: An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article I Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To Prohibition Of The Death Penalty.

Legislative Summary

This Act is the first leg of a constitutional amendment to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty. The Act also removes reference to capital offenses in Section 12 of Article I because that language is inconsistent with a constitutional prohibition on the death penalty. The words Section 11 and Section 12 are struck to accord with the passage of a first leg constitutional amendment on technical corrections in the 152nd General Assembly (HB430), and the expected passage of the second leg in the 153rd General Assembly.