BILL · 1993–94 SESSION
SB 5415: Death penalty/lethal injectn
Requiring that the death penalty be carried out by lethal injection.
Summary
- Lethal injection is made the exclusive method of execution for defendants who commit capital offenses. If lethal injection is invalidated by the courts, then hanging will become the primary method of execution unless an inmate elects to be executed by lethal injection.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5415), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 27, 1993
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Margarita Prentice (D-11)
- Introduced
- January 27, 1993 in the Senate
- Last action
- March 11, 1994
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Margarita Prentice (D-11)
2 co-sponsors (2 Democrats, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
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.
SB 5415 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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