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DE SB187
Bill
Status
1/12/2010
Primary Sponsor
Colin Bonini
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AI Summary
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Proposes an amendment to Article VII, Section 1 of the Delaware Constitution to grant the Governor absolute power to commute death sentences to life imprisonment without possibility of probation or parole.
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Removes the current requirement that a majority of the Board of Pardons must recommend commutation before the Governor can act.
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Requires approval by two-thirds of all members elected to each house of the General Assembly to become effective.
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Applies only to death penalty cases, establishing the Governor's unilateral authority in capital punishment commutations.
Legislative Description
An Act Proposing An Amendment To Article Vii Of The Delaware Constitution Relating To The Death Penalty.
Last Action
Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate
1/12/2010