Constitutional amendment to prohibit the death penalty
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to ban the death penalty in Nebraska entirely. It would prohibit the death penalty for all offenses and automatically commute all existing death sentences to life imprisonment. The amendment must be approved by Nebraska voters in the November 2026 general election to take effect. If passed, it would change Nebraska's constitutional law as outlined in Article I, Sections 9(3) and 23.
Bill status
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Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2025
Last action Apr 17, 2026
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Committee
2
Apr 17, 2026
Committee
Indefinitely postponed
legislature
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
legislature
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Terrell McKinney
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