Bill > HB0023

This bill modifies provisions related to life sentences for juvenile offenders, specifically eliminating mandatory life sentences without parole for those under eighteen years old at the time of their offense, and instead mandates life imprisonment for first-degree murder committed by juveniles. It also clarifies that certain repeat offenses leading to life imprisonment without parole, or habitual criminal status, must have been committed after the offender turned eighteen. For individuals sentenced to life imprisonment for offenses committed before they were eighteen, the bill establishes eligibility for parole after serving twenty-five years or after their sentence is commuted to a term of years, with an exception for certain serious offenses committed after reaching adulthood.