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Technical fix proposed to ensure juveniles sentenced as adults can seek review under Juvenile Restoration Act

House Judiciary Committee · February 17, 2026

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Summary

House Bill 759 fixes an apparent cutoff in the Juvenile Restoration and Second Look Acts so individuals sentenced for offenses committed as children are eligible for sentence‑reduction review after 20 years; sponsors and justice‑reform groups argued the change restores parity and opportunity for rehabilitation.

Delegate Dannette introduced a technical correction to ensure people who were children at the time of their offense are not excluded from sentence‑review opportunities by an administrative sentencing‑date cutoff. The change would allow people sentenced as minors to seek judicial review…

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