Title: Authorizes the Use of Alternative Methods of Execution
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes an alternative method of execution should the chosen method be unavailable.
Highlights:
Authorizes the Director of the Department of Corrections to employ either lethal injection or electrocution if the director certifies that the method of execution chosen by the prisoner is unavailable (Sec. 1).
Rep. Roslyn Tyler intended to vote nay but was recorded as not voting.