INDIANAPOLIS -- Several Statehouse Republicans have filed a bill that would repeal the death penalty next year if passed. This comes as the state executed death row inmate Joseph Corcoran, the first execution to take place in Indiana in 15 years. “It’s a human system, and it’s therefore fallible,” Deputy Public Defender Joanna Green said. Green has represented several of Indiana’s death row inmates over the past few decades, including Corcoran. According to Green, House Bill 1030 is the first time she’s seen Republicans push to repeal the death penalty in Indiana—a move she hopes will gain traction next year. ”We did not hear from anybody in Joe’s case who got solace from his execution, and we do know of people who absolutely did not,” Green said. ”As we learn more science, we see the mistakes that we made, and if the person has been executed, there is no way to resolve that.” The bill’s author, State Rep. Bob Morris (R-Fort Wayne), was unavailable for comment. However, one of the bill’s co-authors, State Rep. Jake Teshka (R-North Liberty), said ensuring innocent people do not receive the death penalty was one of his top concerns. During an interview with FOX59/CBS4 on Monday, Teshka said roughly 160 Americans were exonerated last year. ”Executing an innocent person, that chance is never zero,” Teshka said. Teshka’s pro-life views also informed his decision to support the bill— he himself a victim of a road rage shooting in 2021.   ”I’m pro-life from conception to natural death as ordained by God,” Teshka said. ”I have tremendous sympathy for victims in these situations, but ultimately think that the death penalty is unnecessary.” If passed, the bill would also commute the sentences of all current death row inmates to life imprisonment without parole. “We will hopefully see that the State of Indiana never unnecessarily kills another human being ever again,” David Frank with the Indiana Abolition Coalition said. However, Teshka said the reaction from many of his Republican colleagues so far has been “mixed.” If the bill doesn’t gain traction next session, Teshka said he will push for a more transparent execution process. Currently, Indiana does not allow members of the media to observe executions unless an inmate gives up a spot reserved for a loved one. "I don't believe that the DOC or the state has anything necessarily to hide, and because of that, we should allow for neutral observers like somebody from the media," Teshka said. ”It’s a good thing for society to know what happens, I think, and to be able to be aware if something were to go wrong and we know that that does happen.” FOX59/CBS4 reached out to the Indiana Department of Corrections with questions about where it obtained the pentobarbital it used to execute Joseph Corcoran. In response, the IDOC said those details were confidential. “The state has refused to provide basic details,” Frank said. “We didn’t get any information about the amount of the drug, the expiration of the drug and that is very important to ensure that an execution isn’t botched,” Green said. FOX59/CBS4 also reached out to Governor-elect Braun’s transition team for comment but has received no response as of this article's publication.