HB1749: Reinstating the death penalty for murder offenses.
Introduced
House
Summary
Reinstating the death penalty for murder offenses.
Sponsors
Seth King
R - HD-04-COO
Primary
John Potucek
R - HD-13-ROC
Co-sponsor
Judy Aron
R - HD-04-SUL
Co-sponsor
Wayne MacDonald
R - HD-16-ROC
Co-sponsor
Steven Kesselring
R - HD-18-HIL
Co-sponsor
Tom Dolan
R - HD-16-ROC
Co-sponsor
JD Bernardy
R - HD-36-ROC
Co-sponsor
Dan McGuire
R - HD-14-MER
Co-sponsor
Laurence Miner
R - HD-07-ROC
Co-sponsor
Dick Thackston
R - HD-12-CHE
Co-sponsor
History
- 2025-12-17 Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety House Journal 1 P. 34
- 2026-01-08 ==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 01/14/2026 02:30 pm GP 159
- 2026-01-15 ==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 01/23/2026 10:00 am GP 159
- 2026-01-28 Executive Session: 02/04/2026 10:00 am GP 159
- 2026-02-09 Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/04/2026 (Vote 13-0; Consent Calendar) House Calendar 7 P. 8
- 2026-02-19 Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 02/19/2026 House Journal 5
Committee Referrals
2025-12-17
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
House
Calendar Events
Past Events (3)
2026-01-14
Hearing - GP 159
2026-01-23
Hearing - GP 159
2026-02-04
Hearing - GP 159