H 37 Idaho House · 68th Legislature, 1st Regular Session (2025)

METHODS OF EXECUTION – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding methods of execution.

H 37 amends Idaho Code § 19-2716 to revise execution methods for death row inmates. It designates lethal injection (via continuous intravenous administration) as the primary method, requiring the Idaho Department of Correction director to certify its availability within five days of a death warrant. If lethal injection is unavailable or certification is missing, execution must use firing squad. The law applies to all future executions starting July 1, 2026, regardless of when the death sentence was imposed.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Signed Mar 13, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2025 · House Feb 6, 2025

How they voted

296
Passed
Total votes 35
Mar 5, 2025
D Democratic5
5 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican30
29 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 13, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 12, 2025 Session Law Chapter 36 Effective: 07/01/2026
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 28-7-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Ricks, Shippy, Toews, VanOrden, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – Foreman, Mathews(Rabe), Ruchti, Semmelroth, Taylor, Ward-Engelking, WintrowAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - RicksTitle apvd - to House
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 58-11-1AYES – Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(13), Dygert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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