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HB 102 Original 2022 Regular Session Muscarello
Abstract: Provides relative to the time period for parole rehearings for prisoners serving a sentence
for first degree murder, second degree murder, or manslaughter.
Present law requires parole hearings to be conducted in a formal manner and in accordance with the
rules formulated by the committee on parole and with provisions of present law. Further requires
prisoners to appear before and be interviewed by the committee on parole before parole is
considered.
Proposed law provides that the committee on parole shall consider a parole rehearing for any
prisoner who is serving a sentence for first degree murder (R.S. 14:30), second degree murder (R.S.
14:30.1), or manslaughter (R.S. 14:31) no earlier than four years after the initial date of denial of
parole.
(Amends R.S. 15:574.4.1(A)(1))