AR HB1474

Adds murder in the second degree (Arkansas Code § 5-10-103) to the list of offenses designated as "seventy-percent crimes" for parole eligibility purposes.

Requires offenders convicted of murder in the second degree committed after the effective date of this act to serve at least 70% of their sentence before becoming eligible for parole or community correction transfer.

Amends Arkansas Code § 16-93-612(e) to specify that § 16-93-618 governs parole eligibility for murder in the second degree offenses occurring after the act's effective date.

Amends Arkansas Code § 16-93-618(a) to formally include murder in the second degree among nine designated felonies subject to the 70% sentence requirement, alongside murder in the first degree, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, rape, and methamphetamine-related offenses.