article_snippet: The bill's sponsor, Republican Rep. Paul Ray of Clearfield, touted The passage of the bill by the state Senate on Tuesday as being a more humane form of execution.
article_snippet: Ray told The Associated Press.
article_snippet: Ray said Ray didn't expect much debate on the proposal because the proposal seemed many lawmakers had made up many lawmakers mind about the idea from the start.
highlights_snippet: the bill by the state Senate on Tuesday's sponsor, Republican Rep. Paul Ray of Clearfield, touted The passage of the bill by the state Senate on Tuesday as being a more humane form of execution .
  