The proposed legislation, General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7133, aims to amend the parole eligibility criteria for individuals convicted of crimes committed while under the age of twenty-one. The bill repeals and replaces subdivision (1) of subsection (g) of section 54-125a of the general statutes, allowing individuals who received a definite sentence or total effective sentence of more than ten years to be considered for parole. Notably, the bill removes the requirement that these individuals must have been sentenced on or before October 1, 2005, and it also eliminates the stipulation that the crimes must have been committed on or before that date.

Under the new provisions, individuals serving sentences of fifty years or less will be eligible for parole after serving either sixty percent of their sentence or twelve years, whichever is greater. For those serving sentences longer than fifty years, eligibility for parole will be granted after thirty years. The bill clarifies that this new eligibility does not limit a person's ability to qualify for parole under existing provisions if they would be eligible at an earlier date. The act is set to take effect on October 1, 2025.