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HB632: banning a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for a juvenile convicted of homicide.

Citation
2022 HB632
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Bill details

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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Hearing
04/09/2025 at 09:45 AM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Criminal justice and courts

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HB 632 - AS INTRODUCED

2021 SESSION

21-0059

04/06

HOUSE BILL 632

AN ACT banning a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for a juvenile convicted of homicide.

SPONSORS: Rep. Berch, Ches. 1; Rep. Schapiro, Ches. 16; Rep. Walz, Merr. 23; Rep. Chase, Straf. 18; Rep. Langley, Hills. 8

COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

ANALYSIS

This bill prohibits a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for a juvenile convicted as an adult of homicide.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

21-0059

04/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One

AN ACT banning a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for a juvenile convicted of homicide.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Section; Homicide; Life Imprisonment Without Parole Prohibited for Juveniles. Amend RSA 630 by inserting after section 6 the following new section:

630:7 Life Imprisonment Without Parole Prohibited for Juveniles. No juvenile convicted as an adult for an offense under this chapter shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility for parole.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2022.