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FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2014 file photo, Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers, a Republican from Manchester, Ky., looks over the Senate shortly after it convened on the first day of the 2014 Kentucky General Assembly, in Frankfort, Ky. House and Senate leaders said that a pair of tax hikes and a minimum wage increase, all of which failed to become law, will play major roles in this fall 2014's pivotal races for the Kentucky legislature. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan, File)
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In this April 17, 2014 photo, state Sen. Lou D'Allesandro is seen during the senate's debate to repeal the state's death sentence in Concord, N.H. D'Allesandro voted against repealing the death sentence. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
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In this April 17, 2014 photo, state Sen. Donna Soucy speaks in favor of repealing the state's death sentence in Concord, N.H. The senate later voted 12-12, which kept the century old death sentence on the books. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
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Sen. Douglas Henry, D-Nashville, wipes his eyes as he is applauded after speaking to the Senate on the final day of the 108th General Assembly on Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. Henry is retiring from the Senate, having served there since 1970. He was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1954. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Sen. Douglas Henry, left, D-Nashville, speaks to the Senate on the final day of the 108th General Assembly on Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. Henry is retiring from the Senate, having served there since 1970. He was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1954. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Sen. Douglas Henry, D-Nashville, is applauded as he walks back to his seat after speaking to the Senate on the final day of the 108th General Assembly on Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn. Henry is retiring from the Senate, having served there since 1970. He was first elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1954. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
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Manchester police officers Nick Willard, left, and Chief Dave Mara, stand next to state Rep. Renny Chushing in the senate gallery as State Sen. Jeb Bradley speaks against a bill to repeal the state's death sentence Thursday April 17, 2014 at the Statehouse in Concord, N.H. Lawmakers voted 12-12, and the tie means that the death penalty will stay on the books. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)