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Senate advances HB 11 designating firing squad as backup if lethal‑injection chemicals unavailable
Summary
Senator Hinkins presented House Bill 11, which states that if lethal‑injection chemicals are unavailable on the warrant date, the death penalty shall be carried out by firing squad; the Senate announced the bill received 15 yeas, 12 nays, 2 absent on third reading.
Senator Hinkins presented House Bill 11 to the Senate, explaining it provides that substances not available to carry out the death penalty by lethal injection on the date specified by the warrant would lead to carrying out the death penalty by firing squad as the backup method.
Floor discussion was brief but included an extended clarification by Senator Thatcher, who noted that firing squad already exists on the books and explained her earlier remarks about chemical suppliers: after receiving an email, she apologized for suggesting companies were solely to blame and said regulations from the European Union might explain supply limitations.
The presiding officer announced the result of the roll call on reading HB 11 for a third time: "House Bill 11 have received 15 yay votes, 12 nay votes, 2 being absent; shall be read for a third time." That announcement records the procedural outcome on the Senate floor.
The transcript records sponsor explanation and a public clarification on supply constraints for lethal‑injection chemicals, but does not include floor amendments or textual changes to the bill in the segments provided. Additional committee or legal review may follow as the bill advances through subsequent stages.
