The New Jersey Senate voted 30-6 on Dec. 15, 2005, to suspend all executions in the state and examine flaws in the death penalty system. A commission will also look at whether or not the death penalty is worth maintaining in the face of mounting concerns and inaccuracies in its application.

The moratorium bill was the first in the country to pass with bipartisan sponsorship. It now moves to the Assembly for a scheduled January vote. 

If the bill passes the Assembly and the governor signs it as expected, New Jersey will become the first state to legislatively mandate a suspension of executions. Illinois continues to operate under a moratorium ordered by former governor George Ryan (R), and Maryland briefly suspended executions as the result of an order from former Governor Parris Glendening (D).

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