USA - Utah. A House Committee voted in favor of HB11, which would legalize firing squad executions

The House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee voted 5-4 in favor of HB11, which would legalize firing squad executions in Utah if drugs needed for lethal injections aren’t available 30 days more before the date of the death warrant. Now the bill will go to the House floor for additional debate. Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clearfield, is sponsoring the bill in wake of recent botched executions. He said prisons may need a "backup" method to lethal injections.