Gov. Andy Beshear vetoes Senate Bill 251 over execution protocol concerns

Gov. Andy Beshear vetoes Senate Bill 251 over execution protocol concerns

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed Senate Bill 251 in its entirety, citing concerns that the legislation bypasses established legal procedures for implementing execution protocols.The veto message, signed and received by the Office of the Senate Clerk on April 13, outlines the governor's constitutional concerns regarding the bill. Beshear noted that both the United States Supreme Court and the Kentucky Supreme Court require procedural safeguards …