IndianaIndiana execution teams would include only volunteer state lawmakers
If passed, Indiana's state prison warden would select volunteer lawmakers for execution teams, and executions would wait until teams were fully staffed, trained, and certified.
What it does
The state prison warden would select execution teams only from lawmakers who volunteer. Those lawmakers would submit their names and relevant qualifications in writing to legislative leaders.
An execution would have to wait until the team was fully staffed, trained, and certified by the Department of Correction. The corrections commissioner would set the training requirements.
The names of lawmakers who volunteer for or join an execution team would be public records, including the names of volunteers who are never selected.
Argument forPublic names could help residents see which elected lawmakers offer to take part in executions.
Argument againstIf too few lawmakers volunteer, the full-team rule could delay an execution.
More detail
The state prison warden would set the team size and choose its members from volunteer state lawmakers. Only members of Indiana's General Assembly could serve on an execution team. Lawmakers would submit their names and relevant qualifications or experience in writing to their chamber's presiding officer, who would forward the names to the corrections commissioner. These rules would take effect upon passage.
An execution could not proceed until its team was fully staffed, trained, and certified. This would apply to an execution carried out by the state prison. The Department of Correction would train and certify the team, and its commissioner would set the requirements. These rules would take effect upon passage.
Indiana would treat those lawmakers' names as public records. This would cover lawmakers who offer to serve or are chosen for an execution team. This rule would take effect upon passage.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jan 8Representative Genda added as coauthorLatest
- Jan 6First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal CodeMinor
- Jan 6Coauthored by Representative Judy
- Jan 6Authored by Representative MorrisIntroduced
Criminal JusticeGovernment & Ethics