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Committee approves bill to let veterans seek sentence review after later PTSD/TBI diagnoses
Summary
The Judiciary Committee voted 17–9 to report House Bill 458, which would let incarcerated veterans diagnosed later with PTSD or TBI petition for post‑conviction sentence review under the PCRA. Supporters call it a narrow 'second look'; opponents raised constitutional and equal‑protection concerns about scope.
The House Judiciary Committee voted 17–9 to report House Bill 458, a measure sponsored by Representative Hill Evans that would allow veterans later diagnosed with service‑related post‑traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury to petition a sentencing court for post‑conviction review of their sentence.
Representative Hill Evans said the bill provides "a second look" for people who received a diagnosis during incarceration and whose diagnoses may not have been considered at…
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