HB 820 -- Death Penalty Execution Team

Sponsor:  Moore

This bill requires the Director of the Department of Corrections
to select an execution team consisting of individuals who
administer lethal gas or chemicals and medical support personnel.
Team member identities are to be kept confidential, and the
departmental record of team members is privileged and not subject
to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion.

Any person who knowingly discloses the identity of a current or
former member of an execution team without the director's direct
consent will be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

Any licensing board or department is prohibited from sanctioning
a professional license belonging to an execution team member due
to his or her lawful participation in an execution.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 1st Regular Session
Last Updated July 25, 2007 at 11:20 am