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IN HB1287
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/6/2026
Primary Sponsor
Robert Morris
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AI Summary
- Execution teams must consist exclusively of Indiana General Assembly members who volunteer; non-legislators are prohibited from serving on execution teams
- Volunteers must submit their names and qualifications in writing to their chamber's presiding officer, who forwards them to the Department of Correction commissioner
- Executions cannot proceed until the execution team is fully staffed and has been trained and certified by the Department of Correction
- Names of legislators who volunteer for or serve on execution teams are designated as public records under Indiana's public records law
- Takes effect immediately upon passage and amends IC 35-38-6 governing death sentence execution procedures
Legislative Description
Execution of death sentence.
Last Action
Representative Genda added as coauthor
1/8/2026
Committee Referrals
Courts and Criminal Code1/6/2026
Full Bill Text
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