Modifying parole eligibility for crime of second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter

Increased the minimum prison term for second-degree murder from ten to fifteen years and for voluntary manslaughter from three to five years.

Added new eligibility requirements for parole, including mandatory submission of a written release plan and completion of specific rehabilitative programs.

Raised the minimum time an inmate must serve before becoming eligible for parole for second-degree murder from ten to fifteen years, and for voluntary manslaughter from three to five years.

Established a rebuttable presumption that parole is appropriate if an inmate completes all required rehabilitation programs, unless they still pose a risk to public safety.

Clarified and expanded restrictions on parole for inmates convicted of felonies involving firearms, specifying conditions under which these restrictions apply.

Created new parole eligibility thresholds for life sentences: 20 years for offenses committed on or after July 1, 2026, and 25 years for those with prior felony convictions or first-degree murder offenses committed on or after that date.

Added a specific definition for the term 'firearm' to clarify the scope of the new firearm-related parole restrictions.

Increased the minimum and maximum prison terms for second-degree murder from 10-40 years to 15-60 years.

Increased the minimum and maximum prison terms for voluntary manslaughter from 3-15 years to 5-25 years.

Raised the minimum time an inmate must serve before becoming eligible for parole for second-degree murder from 10 years to 15 years.

Raised the minimum time an inmate must serve before becoming eligible for parole for voluntary manslaughter from 3 years to 5 years.

Extended the minimum parole eligibility period for individuals sentenced to life imprisonment for first-degree murder from 15 years to 25 years.

Extended the minimum parole eligibility period for recidivists (those with two prior felony convictions) sentenced to life from 10 years to 20 years, and from 15 years to 25 years if convicted of first-degree murder.

Increased the minimum parole time for inmates convicted of felonies involving firearms from 3 years to 5 years.

Increased the minimum parole time for inmates convicted of felonies against persons or involving minors from 3 years to 5 years.

Increased minimum prison term for second-degree murder from 10 to 15 years and maximum from 40 to 60 years.

Extended the minimum time an inmate must serve before becoming eligible for parole if convicted of first-degree murder after July 1, 2026, from 15 to 25 years.

Increased the minimum parole eligibility for life-sentenced recidivists (those with two prior felony convictions) from 15 to 25 years for offenses committed after July 1, 2026.

Raised the minimum parole eligibility for life-sentenced inmates convicted of first-degree murder after July 1, 2026, from 15 to 25 years.

Added new penalties for voluntary manslaughter, setting a minimum of 5 years and maximum of 25 years in prison.

Clarified that inmates who use firearms in certain felony crimes must serve a minimum of 5 years (or one-third of their sentence) before parole eligibility.

Updated definitions for 'felony crime of violence against the person' and 'felony offense where the victim was a minor child' to include specific code sections.