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SB1295: Freedom of Information Act; exemption for persons designated to carry out execution.
Chief Patron
Sen.
Tommy Norment (R-3)
Tommy Norment
(R-3)
Served: 1992–
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Status
03/21/2007: signed by governor
Summary
Transfer of prisoner to facility housing death chamber; confidentiality of execution records. Provides that the identities of persons designated to carry out an execution are confidential, exempt from the Freedom of Information Act, and not subject to discovery or introduction as evidence in any proceeding. The bill also removes the specific time constraints on when a prisoner condemned to die must be transferred to the correctional center wherein the death chamber is housed and when, prior to execution, the prisoner must elect to execution by a method other than lethal injection.
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Introduced: 2007-01-09
Status: Signed into Law
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A new FOIA exemption, approved by the House and Senate, providing confidentiality in most circumstances for persons designated to carry out an execution (Amended to permit disclosure in non-civil proceedings for "good cause shown."