MO HB2637

Establishes new parole eligibility percentages by felony class: 70% for Class A felonies, 50% for Class B, 40% for Class C, and 25% for Class D and E felonies, replacing the previous conditional release system

Requires offenders convicted of "dangerous felonies" (including murder, rape, kidnapping, armed criminal action, and child sex trafficking) to serve 85% of their sentence before parole eligibility

Expands the definition of "dangerous felony" to include additional offenses such as abuse through forced labor, trafficking for sexual exploitation involving force/abduction/coercion, and third violations of failure to register as a sex offender

Requires courts to calculate and record jail time credit at sentencing, specifying the exact number of days to be credited toward the sentence, with delayed effective date of January 1, 2028 for sentencing-related provisions

Increases minimum sentences for certain sex offenses: rape in the first degree minimum raised from 5 to 10 years, statutory rape in the first degree minimum raised from 5 to 10 years (or 10 to 15 years if victim under 12)