HB31

HB31
 * Bill Title:** Humane Death Act

Sponsors Joshua Bliss- Republican Mississippi Jarett Mazanec-Republican Michigan

**Purpose:**

The purpose of our bill is to make the death Penalty Painless. We want the death penalty to be Painless because we think that the inmate dieing is enough punishment. We also think that the capitol punishment is harsh and cruel because they still use the electric chairs and gas chambers. Those things are supposed to hurt. The inmates that use the electric feel no pain, unless they survive the first shock. The gas chamber is also painful because the inmate is breathing in gas that suffocates them. Our solution is to make it so that the death penalty can only be by lethal injection. We want to use lethal Injection because it is painless. It puts you to sleep then it stops your organs.


 * Eligibility:**

This bill is eligibly for the inmates on death row. The inmate has to be 18 or older because that is the legal age to be executed in the united states. This bill also effects the executors because from now on they can only use the lethal injection as a way for them to execute the inmates on the death row. This bill will also effect the families of the inmates on the death row. It effects them because they are allowed to watch the execution. They wouldn't have to see there loved one suffer unless they want to. the victims family might want to see the inmate die for what they have done to the family. they will have the option to watch the the exexution That is all that is effected by this bill.


 * Terms and Benefits:**

Some benefits of this bill is it is cheap. Lethal injection is cheaper than the other ways that are used to execute. Another is that the execution does not let the inmate suffer. Another benefit by this bill ids that families who watch the execution don't have to watch the person suffer. The terms is that the inmate has to be 18 or older to get the Lethel injection because that is how old you have to be in the United States of America to get a death penalty. This also affect all legal citizens of the united states. If it is an illegal immigrant they get sent back to there country. The only way an inmate gets on death row is if they do something and they deserve it. A fine for breaking this law is $5000,000 and 10 years in prison.


 * Fiscal Impact:**

Our bill is not going to cost very much. Executions happen in state Prisons. Also the executors are the prison doctors and they do not get paid because it is considered part of there job. Finally the Lethal Injection cost $90.86. The drugs come from hospitals, and that is what we pay them. If anything this bill reduces the cost because we are taking out electric chair and gas chamber. It costs $35,000 to advertise on TV. It costs $700 to advertise on billboards.

Lethal Injection.......................................................................................90.86 * how many inmates __Advertising..............................................................................................$35,700__ Total Cost for one inmate .........................................................................$35,790.86 number of death row inmates as of January 1st 2012:3,189 Total cost:$114,137,052.50