Lawmakers in the state House have given final approval to a bill that would repeal the Racial Justice Act.
It's a law that gives death row inmates the chance to appeal their sentences if they can prove racial bias was a factor in their cases.
Democratic Representative Darren Jackson says undoing that law would be bad for the justice system.
"Many of us that voted for the Racial Justice Act did not do so because we wanted to see an end to the death penalty, as stated yesterday by proponents of this bill, but we voted for the RJA because we wanted the death penalty to be applied uniformly, without regard to race. Be it the perpetrator, the victim, or an individual juror, race should play no part in the process," said Jackson.
Supporters of the bill to undo the Racial Justice Act say there should be other ways to determine whether racial bias is a problem in capital cases.
The measure now goes back to the Senate for concurrence.
