Bill No.: SF0023                  Drafter:  LNS

 

LSO No.:  12LSO-0124              Effective Date:  July 1, 2012

 

Enrolled Act No.:  SEA0005

 

Chapter No.:       CH0021

 

Prime Sponsor:     Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

 

Catch Title:       Death penalty method of lethal injection.

 

Subject:            Manner of lethal injection.

 

 

Summary/Major Elements:

 

·         The barbiturate that has most commonly been used in the past for the administration of a lethal injection has been taken out of production.

 

·         This act specifies additional substances that may be used to administer a lethal injection in the event an execution should proceed.