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OH HB589
Bill
Status
Introduced
5/15/2024
Primary Sponsor
Munira Abdullahi
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AI Summary
- Amend Ohio Revised Code section 2949.22 to prohibit execution of death sentences by administration of nitrogen gas
- Maintain lethal injection as the primary method of execution, requiring application of drugs in sufficient dosage to quickly and painlessly cause death
- Allow alternative execution methods only if lethal injection is determined unconstitutional, provided the alternative method has not been found unconstitutional and does not involve nitrogen gas administration
- Require executions to occur within state correctional institution walls in a non-public enclosure, under warden direction, on the date designated by sentencing judge or appellate court
- Declare that this amendment does not constitute a finding that electrocution is cruel and unusual punishment under Ohio or U.S. Constitution
Legislative Description
Prohibit executing death sentence by nitrogen gas administration
Crimes, Corrections, and Law Enforcement : Crime and Punishment
Last Action
Referred to committee: Government Oversight
5/21/2024
Committee Referrals
Government Oversight5/21/2024
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