USA - New Mexico. The bill that would abolish capital punishment got a do-pass recommendation in the Senate Public Affairs Committee

The bill that would abolish capital punishment got a do-pass recommendation on a 5-2 party-line vote in the Senate Public Affairs Committee. Senate Bill 285, sponsored by Rep. Gail Chasey, D-Albquerque, now goes to Senate Judiciary, which is considered the real test for the bill. In recent sessions, death-penalty abolition bills have died in Senate Judiciary. The House of Representatives voted 40 to 28 in favor of HB 285 on Feb. 11 (see). There has only been 1 execution in New Mexico since 1960.