EXECUTION – Amends existing law to provide that procedures used in an execution shall not be subject to certain provisions of law.
Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 225 Effective: 03/31/2026 SECTION 1 & 3; 07/01/2026 SECTION 2
Summary
The bill lets the Idaho corrections director choose the method and details of an execution—lethal injection or firing squad—without those choices being limited by specific state statutes. It also declares that doctors, pharmacists, and others involved are not practicing medicine, are immune from civil or criminal liability, and can keep their identities confidential. The changes apply to all executions carried out after the law takes effect.
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