death sentence; choice; firing squad.

Arizona's SB 1751 changes the method for carrying out the death penalty. It requires executions by firing squad, lethal gas, or lethal injection, and allows defendants sentenced to death before November 23, 1992, to choose between firing squad or lethal injection/gas at least 20 days before execution (with lethal injection used by default if they don't choose). The bill also makes executioner identities confidential and protects professionals' licenses from suspension due to participation. This bill is conditional, requiring voter approval of a constitutional amendment on capital punishment before it can take effect.