HB 632 - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0059
04/06
HOUSE BILL 632
AN ACT banning a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for a juvenile convicted of
homicide.
SPONSORS: Rep. Berch, Ches. 1; Rep. Schapiro, Ches. 16; Rep. Walz, Merr. 23; Rep. Chase,
Straf. 18; Rep. Langley, Hills. 8
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
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ANALYSIS
This bill prohibits a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for a juvenile convicted as an
adult of homicide.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
 HB 632 - AS INTRODUCED
21-0059
04/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT banning a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for a juvenile convicted of
homicide.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 1 New Section; Homicide; Life Imprisonment Without Parole Prohibited for Juveniles. Amend
2 RSA 630 by inserting after section 6 the following new section:
3 630:7 Life Imprisonment Without Parole Prohibited for Juveniles. No juvenile convicted as an
4 adult for an offense under this chapter shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without the
5 possibility for parole.
6 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.