HB 1292 – AS INTRODUCED
2006 SESSION
04/09
HOUSE BILL 1292
AN ACT relative to the application of the capital murder statute.
SPONSORS: Rep. Bettencourt, Rock 4; Rep. Mirski, Graf 10
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill removes the restrictions in the capital murder statute and permits any person charged with knowingly causing the death of another to be sentenced to the death penalty.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
06-2178
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six
AN ACT relative to the application of the capital murder statute.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 630:1, I, relative to charging the death of certain persons as capital murder.
II. RSA 630:1, II, relative to the definition of “law enforcement officer.”
III. RSA 630:1, II-a, relative to the definition of “judicial officer.”
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2007.