Death penalty; revise how the options are chosen and require cost efficient consideration.

HB 1151 amends Mississippi's death penalty procedures to require state officials to select execution methods based on cost efficiency, while maintaining lethal injection as the preferred option. It specifies that the Commissioner of Corrections must consider costs when choosing between methods like lethal injection, nitrogen hypoxia, electrocution, or firing squad, and mandates confidentiality for execution teams, suppliers, and witnesses. The bill also provides legal immunity for personnel involved in executions and clarifies payment structures for the State Executioner and deputies. This bill died in committee on February 4, 2025, and would have directly affected condemned inmates by altering execution method selection and provided protections for state personnel involved in executions.