BOISE, Idaho — Two Idaho lawmakers are seeking to strengthen the state’s ability to keep the identity of lethal injection drug suppliers, medical personnel and prison officials who help carry out an execution confidential from any form of public disclosure.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Greg Chaney, R-Caldwell, and Sen. Todd Lakey, R-Nampa, would further protect those who assist Idaho with executing a prison inmate, or participate in the lethal injection process, from being publicly named. The proposed law also would shield individuals, including pharmacists, doctors, anesthesiologists and emergency medical technicians — each prohibited by their respective professional associations from being involved in executions — from any discipline with their state licenses.
Chaney on Monday told a panel of lawmakers that it’s becoming more difficult to find providers willing to offer the state the drugs necessary to carry out an execution. A House committee on Monday unanimously approved introducing the bill.
