Sentencing - As introduced, establishes parole criteria for certain persons convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life; specifies that if a person is convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life, then the sentence must automatically expire after the person has served 40 years. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

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The bill lets people convicted of first‑degree murder and sentenced to life become eligible for parole after 25 years if they meet specific conduct, drug‑free, education and program requirements, with possible reductions up to 35 years. It also requires that any life sentence automatically ends after 40 years if parole is not granted. The changes apply retroactively to offenders sentenced between 1995 and 2020 and affect roughly 1,300 inmates.

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