Idaho could soon designate the firing squad as the state's primary method of execution, replacing lethal injection.House bill 37 advancing in th

On Wednesday, Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee members voted 6-3 to advance HB 37, a bill which would replace lethal injection with death by firing squad as Idaho’s primary execution method for death row inmates. Currently, the firing squad is Idaho’s secondary method.

This is not in any way lessening due process for those who are convicted and are facing the death penalty,” said Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, the bill’s lead sponsor.

With very little debate, the Idaho House overwhelmingly voted to pass HB 37, which would make the firing squad the state’s primary method of execution.

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Lethal injection is the primary execution method in Idaho law. In 2023, Idaho passed a law — approved by the Idaho Legislature and signed by Gov. Brad Little — to allow firing squads as an execution method. But that law only allowed firing squads as an alternative executive method when lethal injection is unavailable.

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