MO HB1496

Eliminates capital punishment by prohibiting the imposition or execution of the death penalty for any offense in Missouri.

Requires an immediate halt to all executions upon the effective date, with offenders previously sentenced to death brought before the original sentencing court for resentencing.

Changes the punishment for murder in the first degree from death or life imprisonment to life imprisonment without eligibility for probation, parole, or release except by act of the governor.

Repeals multiple sections of Missouri law related to death penalty procedures, including provisions regarding execution warrants, methods of execution, and capital sentencing procedures.

Modifies the sentencing advisory commission's duties to study sentencing disparities in Missouri rather than specifically examining death penalty sentencing disparities among economic and social classes.