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Bill to abolish the death penalty stalls in Nevada Senate
Nevada will not join Washington D.C. and 22 other states in abolishing the death penalty.
Gov. Steve Sisolak and Democratic leaders in the state legislature announced Thursday that Assembly Bill 395 will not pass this session.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on Sunday, March 29, 2020. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Pool) @rookie rae
“At this time, there is no path forward for Assembly Bill 395 this legislative session,” Sisolak, a practicing Catholic with well-known reservations about repealing the death penalty, said. “I’ve been clear on my position that capital punishment should be sought and used less often, but I believe there are severe situations that warrant it.”