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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 768

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Relating to: considering post-traumatic stress disorder as a mitigating factor in sentencing certain criminal offenders. (FE)

Court Mental health Sentences and penalties Veteran

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, when a court makes a sentencing decision concerning a

person convicted of a criminal offense, the court must consider the protection of the

public, the gravity of the offense, the rehabilitative needs of the defendant, and any

applicable mitigating factors or aggravating factors to the crime. This bill creates

a new mitigating factor. Under this bill, when a court makes a sentencing decision

concerning a person who is a military veteran and has been diagnosed as suffering

from post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from the person's military service, the

court may consider that diagnosis as a mitigating factor.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , B. Meyers (D) , Conley (D) , Considine (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hong (D) , Milroy (D) , Riemer (D) , S. Rodriguez (D) , Shelton (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D)

6 cosponsors

Agard (D) , Carpenter (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Smith (D)

Full history

  1. Dec 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hesselbein, Milroy, Riemer, Sinicki, Hebl, Conley, Hong, Andraca, Anderson, Stubbs, Spreitzer, Subeck, Shelton, B. Meyers, S. Rodriguez and Considine; cosponsored by Senators Johnson, Carpenter, Smith, Agard, Larson and L. Taylor

  2. Dec 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Dec 16, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 5, 2022 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jan 10, 2022 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1