JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on House Bill No. 815, report as follows:

A. We recommend that the Senate Amendment be rejected.

B. We recommend that the engrossed bill be amended as follows to resolve the matter under disagreement:

1. Line 24, engrossed, after employed

insert

, provided that the Director shall not certify that execution by lethal injection is not available unless the Director has made reasonable efforts to procure such lethal substances

Respectfully submitted,

Delegate Jackson H. Miller

Delegate Robert B. Bell

Delegate Vivian E. Watts

Conferees on the part of the House

Senator Richard H. Stuart

Senator Mark D. Obenshain

Senator Richard L. Saslaw

Conferees on the part of the Senate