CHAPTER 42
HB 455-FN - FINAL VERSION
2019 SESSION
19-0185
04/05
HOUSE BILL 455-FN
AN ACT relative to the penalty for capital murder.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Danielson, Hills. 7; Rep. McGuire, Merr. 29; Rep. O'Connor, Rock. 6; Rep. Pantelakos, Rock. 25; Rep. Harriott-Gathright, Hills. 36; Rep. Welch, Rock. 13; Rep. Wallner, Merr. 10; Rep. Berch, Ches. 1; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 21; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill changes the penalty for capital murder to life imprisonment without the possibility for parole.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
19-0185
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to the penalty for capital murder.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
42:1 Homicide; Capital Murder. Amend RSA 630:1, III to read as follows:
III. A person convicted of a capital murder [may be punished by death] shall be sentenced to imprisonment for life without the possibility for parole.
42:2 Applicability. Section 1 of this act shall apply to persons convicted of capital murder on or after the effective date of this act.
42:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: Enacted in accordance with Article II, Part 44, of the N.H. Constitution without signature of the Governor, May 30, 2019
Effective Date: May 30, 2019
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 19, 2019 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 20, 2019 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| March 7, 2019 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 26, 2019 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 11, 2019 | Senate | Floor Vote |
: Veto Overriden 05/30/2019: Eff: 05/30/2019; Chapter 42
May 30, 2019: Notwithstanding the Governor's Veto, Shall HB 455-FN Become Law: RC 16Y-8N, Veto Overridden by necessary two-thirds vote; 05/30/2019; SJ 18
May 23, 2019: Veto Overridden 05/23/2019: RC 247-123 by Required Two-Thirds Vote HJ 16 P. 2
May 3, 2019: Vetoed by Governor Sununu 05/03/2019 HJ 16 P. 2
April 11, 2019: Enrolled 04/11/2019 HJ 13 P. 127
April 25, 2019: Enrolled (In recess 04/25/2019); SJ 15
April 11, 2019: Ought to Pass: RC 17Y-6N, MA; OT3rdg; 04/11/2019; SJ 12
April 11, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/11/2019; SC 17
March 26, 2019: Hearing: 03/26/2019, Room 100, SH, 09:00 am; SC 15
March 14, 2019: Introduced 03/14/2019 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 9
March 7, 2019: Ought to Pass: MA RC 279-88 03/07/2019 HJ 8 P. 11
March 7, 2019: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/07/2019 (Vote 11-6; RC) HC 14 P. 8
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass (Vote 11-6; RC)
Feb. 20, 2019: Executive Session: 02/20/2019 10:00 am LOB 204
Feb. 19, 2019: Public Hearing: 02/19/2019 10:00 am Reps Hall
Jan. 3, 2019: Introduced 01/03/2019 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 15