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SB 222 In Committee

Juvenile offenders; expands eligibility for parole.

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Parole; eligibility; youthful offenders. Expands the eligibility requirements for juvenile parole to include (i) any person sentenced to a term of life imprisonment for a single felony offense or multiple felony offenses committed while that person was 20 years of age or younger and who has served at least 20 years of such sentence and (ii) any person who has active sentences that total more than 20 years for a single felony offense or multiple felony offenses committed while that person was 20 years of age or younger and who has served at least 20 years of such sentence. Under current law, only a person who was a juvenile when he committed any such offense is eligible for juvenile parole.

Chamber
Senate
Introduced
Jan 9, 2026
Last action
Jul 21, 2026 — Continued from last session
Session
2027
Momentum
36 · Low