PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon state Senate panel is set to review bills Monday that could significantly reshape capital punishment in the state.
Supporters and opponents agree the measures would result in fewer death penalty cases in Oregon.
None of the proposals go as far as a bill recently signed into law in Illinois that eliminated the death penalty there entirely.
Oregon Democratic state Sen. Floyd Prozanski, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, says the time isn’t right for a full repeal in Oregon.