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MT HB205

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

5/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Shannon Maness

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Montana's execution method statute (46-19-103, MCA) to remove the requirement for a specific drug protocol of "ultra-fast-acting barbiturate in combination with a chemical paralytic agent"
  • Replaces the specific drug requirement with broader language allowing "a substance or substances in a lethal quantity sufficient to cause death"
  • Removes the requirement that the lethal injection be administered as a "continuous" intravenous injection
  • Retains existing procedural requirements including execution timelines (30-60 days from sentencing), witness limits (no more than 12), and executioner anonymity protections

Legislative Description

Revise death penalty laws

Criminal Procedure

Last Action

(H) Died in Process

5/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/15/2025

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