Bill > HB209

This bill abolishes the death penalty in Kentucky, replacing it with life imprisonment without parole for all inmates currently on death row. Specifically, the legislation eliminates capital punishment as a sentencing option and mandates that anyone previously sentenced to death will instead serve life imprisonment without the possibility of probation or parole. The bill amends multiple sections of Kentucky law to remove references to the death penalty, including statutes related to sentencing, criminal procedure, and juvenile offenders. Key changes include removing language about death sentences from existing laws, updating sentencing guidelines, and repealing numerous statutes specifically related to capital punishment. The bill also makes technical changes to other sections of law to conform with the elimination of the death penalty, such as modifying language about sentencing options and judicial procedures. By repealing multiple existing statutes, the legislation comprehensively removes the death penalty from Kentucky's legal framework, effectively ensuring that no new death sentences can be imposed and converting existing death sentences to life imprisonment without parole.

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https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/25RS/hb209.html