Bill
AB 91
AB 91 creates a discretionary second look parole review for long-term Category A/B felons and expands youth-offender eligibility to those under 25 at offense.
Status / key dates
- Introduced: January 6, 2025 (Committee on Judiciary).
- Passed both houses with amendments; enrolled September 24, 2025.
- Approved by the Governor and chaptered as Chapter 357, Statutes of 2025 (October 6, 2025).
Purpose and intent
- Establish a formal “second look review” process administered by the State Board of Parole Commissioners to allow re‑evaluation of long prison terms for people convicted of serious felonies, and to expand parole eligibility for persons who committed offenses when younger than 25. The measure is intended to create a discretionary mechanism for early consideration of release based on rehabilitation, changed circumstances, age, risk, and other factors.
Major provisions — what the law does
1. Second look review (new statutory section added to NRS Chapter 213)
- The Board may (discretionary) grant a second look review to a person convicted of a Category A or B felony if the person:
- Has not been sentenced to death;
- Does not pose a “significant and articulable risk to public safety;” and
- Has served a statutory minimum period (final legislative texts reduced earlier thresholds; the final reprint sets a minimum of 10 years of the minimum term or minimum aggregate term of imprisonment).
- Eligibility initiation: written application and supporting documentation may be submitted by a prison official, the prisoner, counsel, family member, or medical/mental‑health professional.
- Department of Corrections verifies custody time and places eligible names on the next list for review; the Board schedules hearings and conducts them in the same general manner as existing parole hearings.
- Factors the Board may consider include the application and supporting materials; age at application; institutional behavior and programming; victim impact statements; evidence about sentencing disparities or enhancements; release plan and community supports; and any other relevant evidence.
- The Board provides written notice of its decision; when release is ordered the Board prescribes terms and conditions and the person is supervised by the Division of Parole and Probation.
- Re‑application limitations: generally no action if less than 24 months have passed since prior denial (shorter periods allowed by Board or Department request).
- The Board must adopt regulations to implement the provisions.
Youth‑offender parole eligibility change
Application and scope
Who is affected
- People incarcerated for Category A or B felonies (and those who committed offenses when younger than 25).
- Victims and their families (victim notification and opportunity for impact statements).
- State agencies: State Board of Parole Commissioners, Department of Corrections, Division of Parole and Probation (must process applications, prepare reports, and supervise releases).
- State budget: potential costs (processing, supervision) and potential savings (reduced long‑term incarceration), depending on implementation and number of releases.
Procedural/implementation notes
- The Board’s review is discretionary (may grant), not automatic.
- The Board must issue implementing regulations.
- Multiple amendments were adopted during the session (including changes in minimum served time and the precise mechanics); stakeholders (victim representatives, advocacy groups, Parole Board personnel) provided testimony for/against or neutral input during committee hearings.
Bottom line
AB 91 creates a statutory second look review pathway for many people serving long sentences for serious felonies and expands early parole eligibility for offenses committed when the person was under 25. It centers decisionmaking in the Parole Board, establishes procedural steps and discretionary criteria for review, and requires agency implementation and regulation.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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