Gov. Martin O?Malley said Thursday he “sure would” sign a bill abolishing the death penalty in favor of life without parole, but co-sponsors of the bill said they are still rounding up votes.

“We?re not there yet,” said Sen. Lisa Gladden, lead sponsor and vice chair of the Judicial Proceedings Committee, which will consider the bill beingintroduced today. “We have five votes” in the committee, but “we need six,” Gladden said.