LCO No. 142 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5225 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 142 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY Introduced by: REP. VAIL, 52nd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEATH PENALTY. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That chapter 952 of the general statutes be amended to reinstate the 1 crime of capital felony, punishable by death, for any person convicted 2 under the provisions of section 53a-54b of the general statutes for a 3 murder committed on or after the effective date. 4 Statement of Purpose: To reinstate the death penalty.