House Bill 403 Summary

• Clarifies that minimum time served requirements (50% for crimes of violence, 25% for other crimes) apply only to offenders convicted on or after July 1, 2014, and do not apply to those convicted before that date.

• Specifies that parole ineligibility for crimes of violence, sex crimes, and certain other offenses does not apply to offenders convicted before July 1, 2014.

• Allows any nonviolent offender, regardless of conviction date, to petition the sentencing judge for parole consideration after serving at least 25% of their sentence, provided the judge authorizes parole eligibility.

• Exempts from these changes offenders sentenced to life imprisonment, habitual offenders, sex offenders, and those serving sentences for trafficking.