Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 197.020 to establish that the Department of Corrections shall not be required to promulgate administrative regulations regarding the death penalty; establish that execution protocols and procedures may be prescribed by internal policy, memorandum, or another form of action; amend KRS 13A.105 to conform; make technical corrections.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Floor Amendment 1 -- R. Webb

Summary Retain original provisions, except remove the provision that would allow the Department of Corrections to establish that execution protocols and procedures be prescribed by internal policy, memorandum, or another form of action and replace with a requirement for the Department of Corrections to revise any administrative regulations found by a court to be invalid to remedy the deficiency.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- N. Wilson

Summary Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 431.250 to require the judge that presided over the condemned's criminal case and the prosecutor who prosecuted the case to attend the execution.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 2 -- J. Tipton

Summary Retain original provisions, except require that any policy adopted related to execution protocols shall be publicly available on the department's website.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 13A.100, 197.020
Current: 13A.100, 197.020