Associated Press
SANTA FE, N.M. — A proposal to reinstate the death penalty in New Mexico is expected to go before the full House of Representatives.
The GOP-controlled House could take up the proposal Wednesday amid objections from Democrats who say lawmakers should be spending time during a special session to tackle the state’s budget crisis.
The House Appropriations and Finance Committee recommended approval Monday of a bill to reinstate capital punishment for convicted killers of police, children and corrections officers.
Republican New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez and Legislative allies are pushing to revive the death penalty in response to the recent killings of two police officers and the sexual assault, killing and dismemberment of a 10-year-old Albuquerque girl.
Committee members voted 8-6 along party lines to advance the bill, with Democrats in opposition.
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