a bill to reinstate Iowa's death penalty is still alive after getting approval today from the House Judiciary Committee.

a bill to reinstate Iowa's death penalty is still alive after getting approval today from the House Judiciary Committee.
The committee approved the measure on a 12-to-8 vote, making it eligible for debate in the full House.
Representative James Van Fossen, a Republican from Davenport, says the measure he's pushing is very limited. It only calls for the death sentence in cases where a child is kidnapped, raped and killed.
House Speaker Chris Rants says he hasn't decided whether to schedule debate in the full House. Some lawmakers say it doesn't have a good chance of passing.
House Democratic Leader Pat Murphy, of Dubuque, says the Senate isn't going to take it up and the governor wouldn't sign it into law.