Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HB1119: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning corrections.
Status: Failed, January 28, 2026
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What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning corrections.
From the introduced text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning corrections. SECTION 1. IC 35-38-6-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.56-2023, SECTION 322, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in section 1.5 of this chapter, the punishment of death shall be inflicted carried out by intravenous injection of a lethal substance or substances into the convicted person: (1) in a quantity sufficient to cause the death of the convicted person; and (2) until the convicted person is dead. (b) The death penalty shall be inflicted carried out before the hour of sunrise on a date fixed by the sentencing court. However, the execution must not occur until at least one hundred (100) days after the conviction. (c) The warden of the appropriate state prison, or persons designated by the warden, shall designate the person who is to serve as the executioner. (d) The department of correction may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 2026 IN 1119--LS 6521/DI necessary to implement subsection (a). (e) The department of correction may make and enter into a contract with an outsourcing facility, a wholesale drug distributor (as defined in IC 25-26-14-12), a pharmacy (as defined in IC 25-26-13-2), or a pharmacist (as defined in IC 25-26-13-2) for the issuance or compounding of a lethal substance necessary …
Sponsors
- Jim Lucas (R, HD-069) · primary sponsor
- John Prescott (R, HD-033)
- Steve Bartels (R, HD-074)
- Andrew Ireland (R, HD-090)
Latest actions
- : Third reading: failed for lack of constitutional majority; Roll Call 142: yeas 48, nays 47
- : Amendment #4 (Pierce M) failed; voice vote
- : Amendment #1 (Zimmerman) prevailed; voice vote
- : Amendment #9 (Morris) failed; voice vote
- : Amendment #6 (Garcia Wilburn) prevailed; Roll Call 101: yeas 87, nays 6
- : Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
- : Amendment #2 (Zimmerman) prevailed; Division of the House: yeas 58, nays 32
- : Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
- : Authored by Representative Lucas
- : First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Votes
- HB1119.02.COMH (January 28, 2026): 48 yea, 47 nay, passed
- HB1119.02.COMH.AMH006 (January 27, 2026): 87 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Capital Punishment, CORRECTIONS; Adult Inmates and Facilities
Common questions
- What is HB1119?
- HB1119 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning corrections.
- What does HB1119 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning corrections.
- What is the status of HB1119?
- Failed as of January 28, 2026. Latest action: Third reading: failed for lack of constitutional majority; Roll Call 142: yeas 48, nays 47 (January 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1119?
- Jim Lucas (R, HD-069), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1119?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: /2026/bills/hb1119
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