BILL · 1991–92 SESSION
HB 2489: Execution method specified
Specifying the method of execution.
Summary
- Lethal injection is made the exclusive method of execution for defendants who commit capital offenses after the effective date of this act. If, however, lethal injection is invalidated by the courts, then hanging will become the method of execution.
From the House Bill Report (HB 2489), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
- IntroducedJan 17, 1992
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Karen Schmidt (R-23)
- Introduced
- January 17, 1992 in the House
- Last action
- January 31, 1992
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Karen Schmidt (R-23)
3 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 2489 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 2489 (2025–26) Public space/local use laws
- HB 2489 (2023–24) New special license plates
- HB 2489 (2019–20) Affordable housing/prop. tax
- HB 2489 (2017–18) Opioid use disorder
- HB 2489 (2015–16) Worker wage parity
- HB 2489 (2013–14) Pharmacies
- HB 2489 (2011–12) Multiple-unit dwellings
- HB 2489 (2009–10) Retirement age for judges