USA - Oklahoma. The House has approved a bill to restrict use of death penalty

The House has overwhelmingly approved a bill to make the death penalty an option in 1st-degree murder cases only if the state is seeking it. Current law tells judges to consider the penalty even if the state doesn't ask for it. The chamber voted 82-10 Tuesday in support of the proposal from Rep. Scott Biggs. It has already passed the Senate and now waits for Gov. Mary Fallin's signature to become law. Courts currently have hearings after convictions of 1st-degree murder to consider life in prison, life without parole or death as punishments.