Bill
HB 1432
Death sentence and intellectual disabilities.
2026 Regular Session
Introduced by Garrett Bascom and 3 co-sponsors
Indiana bill establishing or modifying standards for assessing intellectual disability in death penalty cases to ensure constitutional compliance and fairness in capital sentencing.
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
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