ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

Senate: PS DP 4-3-0-0 | Third Read 16-9-5-0

House: JUD DP 6-2-1-1

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

SB 1751: death sentence; choice; firing squad.

Sponsor: Senator Payne, LD 27

Caucus & COW

Overview

Expands the statutory methods of execution to include firing squad.

History

Statute requires the death penalty to be inflicted by an intravenous lethal injection under the supervision of the state Department of Corrections. for an offense committed before November 23, 1992, a defendant sentenced to death may choose either lethal injection or lethal gas. Such a choice must be made at least 20 days before the execution date, and if the defendant does not choose, the sentence defaults to being carried out by lethal injection (A.R.S. § 13-757; Ariz. Const. art. XXII, § 22).

Provisions

1.   Authorizes the death penalty to be inflicted by firing squad, lethal gas or lethal injection, under the supervision of the state Department of Corrections. (Sec. 1)

2.   Expands the methods of execution available for an inmate to choose between to include lethal injection, lethal gas or firing squad. (Sec. 1)

3.   Stipulates that lethal injection is the default method of execution if one is not chosen by the defendant. (Sec. 1)

4.   Conditions enactment of this legislation on voter approval of Senate Concurrent Resolution 1049, amending the Arizona Constitution relating to capital punishment. (Sec. 2)

5.   Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)

 

 

 

 

 

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