Providing that no person shall be sentenced to death for crimes committed after July 1, 2025, and creating the crime of aggravated murder.

SB 245 prohibits the death penalty for crimes committed after July 1, 2025, replacing it with a mandatory life sentence without parole for a new crime called "aggravated murder." This applies specifically to severe offenses like killings during kidnappings for ransom, contract killings, murders of law enforcement officers, or killings of children under 14 during sex-related kidnappings. Individuals convicted of aggravated murder after the effective date will serve life in prison with no possibility of release, parole, or commutation. The bill repeals existing death penalty provisions and amends related statutes to implement these changes.