HCS HB 820 -- DEATH PENALTY EXECUTION TEAM (Moore)

COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN:  Corrections and Public Institutions

This substitute requires the Director of the Department of
Corrections to select an execution team consisting of medical
support personnel and individuals who administer lethal gas or
chemicals.  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.

FISCAL NOTE:  Estimated Cost on General Revenue Fund of More than
$100,000 in FY 2008, FY 2009, and FY 2010.  No impact on Other
State Funds in FY 2008, FY 2009, and FY 2010.

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