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SB11 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Crime
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Michael Young
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about conforming amendments and technical corrections, only that they are made.

Indiana Bill on Execution Methods

This bill allows the use of a firing squad to carry out the death penalty if lethal injection drugs are unavailable or at the request of the person sentenced to death.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows for executions by firing squad when lethal injection drugs cannot be found.
  • Permits condemned individuals to choose execution by firing squad.
  • Sets rules and procedures for carrying out an execution by firing squad.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People sentenced to death in Indiana
  • Prison officials responsible for executions

Terms To Know

condemned person
A person who has been given the death penalty and is waiting for their execution.
lethal injection
The method of carrying out a death sentence using drugs to end someone's life painlessly.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify when or how often the firing squad option will be used.
  • Does not address public opinion on execution methods.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 Senate

    Authored by Senator Young M

  2. 2025-12-08 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law

  3. 2025-12-08 Senate

    Senator Garten added as second author

  4. 2025-12-08 Senate

    Senator Tomes added as third author

  5. 2025-12-08 Senate

    Senator Byrne added as coauthor

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.
Firing squad.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

Firing squad.

Authorizes the death penalty to be carried out by firing squad: (1) if execution by lethal injection cannot be carried out due to the unavailability of a required drug; or (2) upon request by the condemned person. Establishes a procedure for execution by firing squad. Makes conforming amendments and technical corrections.