Bill > S94

This bill proposes to completely abolish the death penalty in North Carolina and resentence all current death row inmates to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The bill accomplishes this by systematically removing references to the death penalty from numerous sections of the state's legal code, including criminal sentencing statutes, judicial procedures, and professional practice regulations. Specifically, it repeals entire articles and sections related to capital punishment, modifies language in existing laws to remove death penalty provisions, and adds a new section explicitly stating that no crime shall be punishable by death. The bill mandates that the Attorney General file petitions to resentence all currently condemned prisoners, effectively converting their death sentences to life without parole. The legislation is retroactive, applying to anyone sentenced to death before, on, or after the date the law takes effect, ensuring a comprehensive elimination of capital punishment in the state. By removing death penalty references across multiple legal domains, the bill seeks to create a comprehensive and definitive end to capital punishment in North Carolina.

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S94