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MS SB2237

Bill

Status

Passed

5/3/2016

Primary Sponsor

Joey Fillingane

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Mississippi Code Section 99-19-51 to keep the identities of all execution team members, lethal injection chemical suppliers, and certain family witnesses confidential and exempt from public disclosure under the Mississippi Public Records Act.

  • Prohibits licensing boards from censuring, reprimanding, suspending, or revoking licenses of execution team members or suppliers solely because they participated in a lawful execution.

  • Grants execution team members, suppliers, and institutions participating in executions immunity from civil and criminal liability when acting in good faith and in accordance with the statute.

  • Requires courts to preserve confidentiality of execution-related records through protective orders, in-camera hearings, sealed records, and non-disclosure orders while allowing the remainder of records to remain accessible.

  • Designates execution team participation as official state duties performed on behalf of the state or its agencies.

Legislative Description

Execution team, suppliers; identity confidential, confer immunity.

Last Action

Approved by Governor

5/3/2016

Committee Referrals

Judiciary B3/16/2016
Judiciary, Division A2/5/2016

Full Bill Text

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