MO HB1703

Allows offenders serving life sentences with no parole for 50 years or life without parole to become eligible for parole after serving 20 years (increased from 15 years) if convicted before December 31, 1990, and if they meet specific criteria.

Eligibility requires the offender to have been convicted of homicide of a spouse/domestic partner or homicide without actually committing the murder, have no prior violent felony convictions, have no remaining legal recourse, and have a documented history of substantial physical or sexual domestic violence that resulted in mental impairment.

Requires the parole board to conduct thorough case reviews and provide written statements of reasons for parole decisions, considering factors including length of time served, prison record, corroborating evidence of abuse, plea bargain offers, victim information, and family support.

Offenders released under this provision remain under parole board supervision for a board-determined duration and must petition the board for a hearing.

Establishes that knowingly making false witness statements to the board constitutes class C felony perjury.