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SB1226 • 2026

Modifies provisions relating to parole eligibility

Modifies provisions relating to parole eligibility

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Roberts, Steven; House handler: N/A
Last action
2026-01-27
Official status
Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Effective date
2026-08-28

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-27 S239

    Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

  2. 2026-01-07 S72

    S First Read

  3. 2025-12-01 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled

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SB 1226 - This act provides that an offender shall be eligible to receive a parole hearing after serving 30 years or more of his or her sentence if such offender:
• Is incarcerated in a correctional facility after being sentenced by a court;
• Is serving a sentence of life without parole for the offense of first or second degree murder prior to October 1, 1984;
• Is 60 years of age or older;
• Has no felony convictions prior to the conviction for which he or she is currently incarcerated; and
• Is not a convicted sex offender.

During the parole hearing, the Parole Board ("Board") shall determine if there is a reasonable probability the offender will not violate the law upon release. If the Board determines a reasonable probability exists, the offender shall be eligible for release upon a finding that the offender has a record of good conduct while incarcerated, demonstrated self-rehabilitation, developed a workable parole plane, and has a risk factor and mental health score determined appropriate by the Board.

Any offender released under this act shall be subject to a minimum of five years of supervision by the Board.

This act is identical to SB 234 (2025), SB 341 (2025), SB 914 (2024), SB 1147 (2024), SB 147 (2023), and SB 714 (2022) and is similar to SB 438 (2025), SB 1218 (2024), SB 581 (2023), SB 995 (2022), HB 2134 (2022), HB 277 (2021), and HB 1078 (2019).
TRISTAN BENSON, JR.