Third reading: failed for lack of constitutional majority; Roll Call 142: yeas 48, nays 47
Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 5, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Jim Lucas· author
Summary
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Authorizes the death penalty to be carried out by firing squad. Removes the requirement that an execution be carried out: (1) at the Indiana state prison; and (2) before sunrise. Adds a pooled media witness to the list of persons authorized to witness an execution. Exempts certain persons from being required to participate in an execution, and requires the department of correction to contract with a psychologist or psychiatrist to make available treatment services to a member of an execution team. Makes conforming amendments and technical corrections.
Subjects
CORRECTIONS; Adult Inmates and FacilitiesCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Capital Punishment