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HB 1659
  • Introduced
    Dec 01, 2023
  • Passed House
  • Passed Senate
  • Signed into Law
HB 1659
Missouri House Bill
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Modifies provisions relating to criminal laws
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House • Jan 18, 2024: Public Hearing Completed (H)
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Michael Dreyer wrote 1 day ago
This bill is overly broad and doesn't adhere to single-subject rules. In addition, I urge you to oppose any portion of the bills that strip away parole chances for kids convicted of 2nd degree murder and allow 14 year old children to be tried as adults. The bill sets the age at which children can be tried as adults at 14 years old, this should be raised to 16. The Supreme Court has upheld a string of cases based on the idea that children are less culpable than adults, even when committing serious crimes. Children are less deterred by punishment, more vulnerable to peer, familial or situational pressure, and their personalities less fixed, which means there's a greater possibility for rehabilitation. Kids should be parole eligible and not doomed to a life in prison for a crime they committed as a child. Whether offenders are released from prison is up to the Missouri Probation and Parole Board. This bill takes control out of the Parole Board's hands in determining what is best for the offender and for society. I urge you to oppose this bill because kids deserve a second chance.

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  • Jan 18, 2024 | House
    • Public Hearing Completed (H)
  • Jan 04, 2024 | House
    • Read Second Time (H)
    • Referred: Crime Prevention and Public Safety(H)
  • Jan 03, 2024 | House
    • Read First Time (H)
  • Dec 01, 2023 | House
    • Prefiled (H)
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