` When I sign this bill , Connecticut will join 16 other states and almost every other industrialized nation in moving toward what I believe is better public policy . '' State House of Representatives passed the bill 86 - 0 . ` ` When it comes to my desk I will sign it , '' governor says . Connecticut will be 5th state in 5 years to end capital punishment .
State House of Representatives passed the bill 86 - 0 . ` ` When it comes to my desk I will sign it , '' governor says . Connecticut will be 5th state in 5 years to end capital punishment .