This bill proposes to amend Section 13-757 of the Arizona Revised Statutes regarding capital punishment. It introduces new methods of execution, specifically allowing for death by firing squad and lethal gas in addition to the existing method of lethal injection. The bill also removes the stipulation that only defendants sentenced for offenses committed before November 23, 1992, can choose their method of execution, thereby allowing all defendants sentenced to death to select from firing squad, lethal injection, or lethal gas at least twenty days before their execution date. If a defendant does not make a choice, lethal injection will be the default method.

Additionally, the bill establishes that death by firing squad will be the mandated method of execution for defendants convicted of murdering a law enforcement officer while knowing the officer was acting in their official capacity. The enactment of this bill is contingent upon a constitutional amendment approved by voters in the next general election.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 13-757