SF0023 • 2012

Death penalty method of lethal injection.

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; amending protocol permitted for lethal injection for execution; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Judiciary
Last action: 2012-03-06
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2012

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2012-03-06 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2012-03-06 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0005
2012-03-02 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0005
2012-03-01 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0005
2012-03-01 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0005
2012-03-01 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2012-02-29 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2012-02-28 House
H Passed CoW
2012-02-23 House
H Placed on General File
2012-02-23 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2012-02-22 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2012-02-17 House
H Received for Introduction
2012-02-17 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2012-02-16 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2012-02-15 Senate
S Passed CoW
2012-02-15 Senate
S Placed on General File
2012-02-15 Senate
S01 Recommended Do Pass
2012-02-13 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2012-02-13 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2012-01-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

SF0023

Bill No.:
SF0023
Drafter:

LNS

LSO No.:
12LSO-0124
Effective Date:

July 1, 2012

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0005

Chapter No.:
CH0021

Prime Sponsor:
Joint
Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Death
penalty method of lethal injection.

Subject:
Manner
of lethal injection.

Summary/Major Elements:

The barbiturate that has most
commonly been used in the past for the administration of a lethal injection has
been taken out of production.

This act specifies additional
substances that may be used to administer a lethal injection in the event an
execution should proceed.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0023

ENROLLED ACT NO. 5, SENATE

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2012 BUDGET SESSION

AN ACT relating to
criminal procedure; amending
protocol
permitted for lethal injection for execution;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 7
‑
13
‑
904
(a)
is amended to read:

7
‑
13
‑
904.

Method of execution.

(a)

When sentence of death is imposed by the court in any criminal case, the punishment of death shall be executed by the administration of a continuous intravenous injection of a lethal quantity of an ultra-short-acting barbiturate
, alone or

in combination with a chemical paralytic agent and potassium chloride
,
or other equally effectiv
e
substance
or

substances
sufficient to cause death, until death is pronounced by a licensed physician according to accepted standards of medical practice. The sentence of death shall be executed within the time prescribed by law, unless, for cause shown, the court or governor extends the time. Administration of the injection does not constitute the practice of medicine.

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2012.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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