SPONSOR: Allen
Currently, if an offender has a previous prison commitment to the Department of Corrections for a felony unrelated to the present offense, the offender must serve at least 40% of the sentence or the offender must serve until he or she reaches the age of 70 and has served at least 30% of the sentence.
This bill allows an offender who has a previous prison commitment to the Department of Corrections for a felony unrelated to the present offense and who has a disability to be eligible for parole once he or she reaches the age of 60 and has served at least 25% of the sentence, as long as neither of the offenders previous prison commitment nor the present offense involve domestic assault, a dangerous felony, or a felony that is sexual in nature.
This bill is the same as HCS HB 1545 (2024).
Statutes affected: