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Senate narrowly approves HB 11, adding firing squad as fallback if lethal-injection drugs unavailable
Utah State Senate · March 10, 2015
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Summary
The Senate approved House Bill 11 on a recorded vote after brief debate. The bill allows the firing squad as an execution method if lethal-injection chemicals are unobtainable 30 days before a scheduled execution; final vote was 18–10.
The Utah Senate on Day 43 approved House Bill 11, a measure amending execution procedure to provide the firing squad as a fallback method if the Department of Corrections cannot legally obtain lethal-injection chemicals within 30 days of a scheduled execution.
Senator Hinkins, the bill’s floor sponsor, said the provision preserves a…
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