Bill > HB1180

This bill, the Criminal Law - Youth Accountability and Safety Act, amends the existing law to provide that a person who was under the age of 25 at the time of the offense may not be found to have committed first-degree murder under the section of the law that covers felony murder (when a murder occurs during the commission of certain other felonies). The bill retains the existing provisions for first-degree murder, including deliberate, premeditated, and willful killings, as well as the sentencing options of life imprisonment with or without the possibility of parole. The bill also maintains the existing law for second-degree murder, which carries a maximum sentence of 40 years. The bill takes effect on October 1, 2023.