Overview
- House Bill 422 would raise parole eligibility for life sentences from 25 to 35 years and lengthen minimum time served for certain violent offenses.
- The measure requires consecutive sentences in cases with multiple victims so prison terms do not overlap.
- Supporters propose limits on the insanity defense for specified violent crimes while maintaining required mental health treatment.
- The bill curbs early-release mechanisms, including changes to mandatory re-entry supervision used in the case tied to Logan Tipton.
- With more than 60 co-sponsors and bipartisan backing, the legislation is moving through the Kentucky General Assembly but has not yet been enacted.