CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire death penalty opponents are lauding the Maryland legislature's vote to repeal the death penalty and vow an intense campaign to abolish capital punishment here during the 2014 session.

Maryland's House of Delegates passed the repeal legislation Friday and its Senate voted in favor of repeal last week. Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has pledged to sign it into law.

New Hampshire Democratic Rep. Renny Cushing of Hampton - whose father was murdered - said he and Manchester Republican Rep. Steve Vaillancourt will sponsor legislation to abolish the death penalty next session.

New Hampshire's only death row inmate is Michael Addison, convicted of killing Manchester Police Officer Michael Briggs in 2006.

The last execution in New Hampshire was in 1939.

New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan says she would support repeal.