Idaho Governor Signs Legislation Authorizing Firing Squad as State’s Primary Execution Method | Death Penalty Information Center

Idaho Governor Signs Legislation Authorizing Firing Squad as State’s Primary Execution Method | Death Penalty Information Center

On March 12, 2025, Idaho Governor Brad Little (pic­tured) signed House Bill 37 into law, mak­ing the fir­ing squad the state’s pri­ma­ry method of exe­cu­tion. In a state­ment to Catholic News Agency, Gov. Little said, ​“I have long made clear my sup­port of cap­i­tal punishment…My sign­ing of \[this bill\] is con­sis­tent with my sup­port of the Idaho Legislature’s actions in set­ting the poli­cies around meth­ods of exe­cu­tion in the state of…