HB 483 – Veteran Posttraumatic Stress/Mitigating Factor
Primary Sponsors: Rep. Grier Martin (D – Wake), Rep. Lee Zachary (R – Alexander), Rep. Robert Reives (D – Chatham), Rep. David Rogers (R – Burke)
SB 402 – Veteran Posttraumatic Stress/Mitigating Factor
Primary Sponsors: Sen. Danny Britt (R – Robeson), Sen. Jeff Jackson (D – Mecklenburg)
This bill was filed jointly in the House and Senate.
This bill would allow courts to consider post-traumatic stress disorder as a mitigating factor when sentencing a person who is a veteran.
A proposed committee substitute was introduced in the House Committee on Homeland Security, Military, and Veteran Affairs on April 6, 2017.
This bill received a favorable report in House Judiciary II on April 25, 2017.
This bill passed second reading in the House with a vote of 105-13 on April 25, 2017. This bill will now move to the Senate.
