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HB 1119STATE · IndianaFailed

Execution methods.

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.

Voted 1/28/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

48 yea·46 nay·5 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 1/28/2026Third reading: failed for lack of constitutional majority; Roll Call 142: yeas 48, nays 47
  2. 1/27/2026Amendment #2 (Zimmerman) prevailed; Division of the House: yeas 58, nays 32
  3. 1/27/2026Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
  4. 1/27/2026Amendment #6 (Garcia Wilburn) prevailed; Roll Call 101: yeas 87, nays 6
  5. 1/27/2026Amendment #9 (Morris) failed; voice vote
  6. 1/27/2026Amendment #1 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote
  7. 1/27/2026Amendment #4 (Pierce M) failed; voice vote
  8. 1/22/2026Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
  9. 1/5/2026Coauthored by Representatives Prescott, Bartels, Ireland
  10. 1/5/2026First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code