Bill > HB1325

This bill allows qualifying persons who were sentenced to long sentences for offenses committed prior to reaching 25 years of age to seek review for possible release from incarceration. The key provisions of the bill include: - Reducing the minimum term for aggravated first-degree murder committed prior to age 25 from 25 years to 15 years, and allowing the offender to petition the indeterminate sentence review board for early release after serving at least 15 years. - Allowing offenders sentenced to life without parole for offenses committed between ages 16-25 to be resentenced consistent with the new law, with opportunities for victim and survivor input. - Applying the provisions of the bill retroactively to persons incarcerated on the effective date, regardless of the date of offense or conviction. - Clarifying that the bill does not create any new right or entitlement to release before the end of a court-imposed sentence.