Requiring veterans with a condition from military service to be offered diversion for certain offenses and expanding the mitigating factor for departure at sentencing for veterans.

Summary

The bill would have required county or district attorneys to offer eligible veterans a diversion agreement instead of prosecution for certain misdemeanors and felonies, and would have let judges consider a veteran’s service‑related condition as a mitigating factor when deciding on a sentence. It targets veterans with mental or physical conditions linked to military service and aims to provide treatment and supervision rather than jail. The measure did not advance and died in committee.

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