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NC S94
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Julie Mayfield
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AI Summary
- Abolishes the death penalty in North Carolina, establishing that no crime shall be punishable by death
- Requires all current death row inmates to be resentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole
- Directs the Attorney General to petition courts on behalf of each person currently sentenced to death to have their sentences vacated and converted to life without parole
- Repeals multiple statutory provisions related to capital punishment, including execution procedures (Article 19 of Chapter 15) and capital sentencing proceedings (Subchapter XV of Chapter 15A)
- Removes exemptions that protected medical professionals, pharmacists, and nurses from disciplinary action for participating in executions
Legislative Description
Repeal Death Penalty
Public
Last Action
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
2/17/2025
Committee Referrals
Rules and Operations of the Senate2/17/2025
Full Bill Text
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