a bill to abolish the death penalty in New Mexico flew through...

a bill to abolish the death penalty in New Mexico flew through a committee and is headed to the House floor for a vote. The measure would replaces capital punishment with a sentence of life in prison without parole. The Judiciary Committee passed the bill on a 6-to-3 vote.
It’s the first time the full House will vote on a death penalty repeal since opponents geared up about 8 years ago to try to overturn the law. Similar repeal bills have reached the Senate floor but failed -- most recently in 2001 by one vote. There are 2 men on New Mexico’s death row. If the repeal were enacted into law, it would not affect their sentences.