House Bill 3042 Summary

• Amends 22 O.S. Section 1014 to modify Oklahoma's methods of capital punishment execution procedures.

• Establishes lethal injection by drug administration as the primary method of carrying out the death penalty.

• Provides nitrogen hypoxia as the fallback method if lethal injection is ruled unconstitutional or becomes unavailable.

• Establishes electrocution as the secondary fallback method if both lethal injection and nitrogen hypoxia are ruled unconstitutional or unavailable.

• Establishes firing squad as the tertiary fallback method if lethal injection, nitrogen hypoxia, and electrocution are all ruled unconstitutional or unavailable; effective date is November 1, 2016.