Crimes and punishments; minimum prison sentences; criminal offense; list; effective date.
HB 3264 requires individuals convicted of 24 specific serious crimes - including first-degree murder, child sexual abuse, human trafficking, domestic abuse by strangulation, and discharging a firearm into occupied buildings - to serve at least 85% of their prison sentence before becoming eligible for parole. The bill eliminates earned credits or other sentence reductions that would allow offenders to serve less than 85% of their sentence. It applies to all convictions for these listed offenses, including attempts, conspiracies, or solicitations. The law would take effect on November 1, 2026, if passed.
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 2, 2026
Last action Apr 27, 2026
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The bill text was converted from the House floor version to the Senate floor version, updating the header, date, and sponsor information. The substantive legal text regarding minimum prison sentences and the list of qualifying crimes remains unchanged.
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Updated the document header to reflect the Senate floor version, including the date April 22, 2026, and revised the sponsor list to include both George and McCane.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2026 · House Mar 9, 2026
How they voted
23–0
Passed
Total votes 23
Apr 22, 2026
D
Democratic5
100% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-0)
senate
Apr 7, 2026
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Apr 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 89 Nays: 0
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Referred to Criminal Judiciary
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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