23. SB 60 2nd Reading

Passage; RV 790, May 24, 2005, p 4219 SB 60 passed 104 – 37 - 1.

YCT Nay. Prior to SB 60, a person convicted of a capital felony could receive the death penalty or life in prison with parole eligibility in 40 years. SB 60 removes the life with parole option and substitutes a life without parole option. The bill will give juries a more viable alternative to the death penalty than the prior law permitted, which will lead to fewer death sentences and more prison inmates who have no incentive to behave in prison. YCT favors the death penalty for the most violent offenders and favors the strongest incentives for juries to hand down death sentences.