allowing an older prisoner serving a sentence of life without parole to be eligible for parole upon meeting certain criteria.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Mar 26, 2025
Floor votes · House Mar 26, 2025
How they voted
190–122
Passed · 52 other
Total votes 364
Mar 26, 2025
D
Democratic168
72% Nay
I
Independent2
50% Yea
R
Republican194
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Mar 26, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (190-122-52)
house
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/19/2025 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 17 P. 48
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 3 P. 20
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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