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Bill would create a gambling‑treatment diversion court pilot for financial‑crime cases
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Matt Sterling, staff to the committee, told lawmakers that House Bill 1362 would require the Administrative Office of the Courts to establish a gambling treatment diversion court pilot, with access required by July 1, 2027.
Matt Sterling, staff to the committee, said House Bill 1362 would create a gambling treatment diversion court pilot administered by the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). The pilot would be established in a superior court and must be accessible by July 1, 2027. Sterling said therapeutic court models already authorized in Washington provide precedents for programs that substitute treatment and supervision for traditional court outcomes in appropriate cases.
Representative Chris Stearns, the bill sponsor, told…
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