Bill passes to stop executions of intellectually disabled Follow Us Question of the Day By JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press - Monday, April 26, 2021 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers on Monday passed legislation designed to prevent death row inmates with an intellectual disability from being executed. The action sends the bill to Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s desk, with implications for the case of a current death row inmate. Pervis Payne’s attorneys have argued he is intellectually disabled as they fight to prevent the state from executing him. He received a temporary reprieve from the governor last November due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that relief has since expired.