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Texas · 90th Legislature Regular Session
HB156Relating to the eligibility of a service member or veteran of the United States armed forces to participate in a veterans treatment court program based on citizenship status.
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Removes citizenship as a barrier to veterans treatment court programs for service members and veterans, so non-citizens (including undocumented) have greater access to these diversion programs and less exposure to standard criminal enforcement processes.
Access to a veterans treatment court program may not be limited or denied to a veteran or member of the United States armed forces under Subsection (a) solely based on the veteran's or member's citizenship status.
Removes citizenship as a barrier to veterans treatment court programs for service members and veterans, so non-citizens (including undocumented) have greater access to these diversion programs and less exposure to standard criminal enforcement processes.
Access to a veterans treatment court program may not be limited or denied to a veteran or member of the United States armed forces under Subsection (a) solely based on the veteran's or member's citizenship status.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a provision to Government Code §124.002 barring denial of access to veterans treatment court programs based solely on citizenship status. This expands eligibility for non-citizen veterans (potentially including undocumented individuals), reducing their exposure to full criminal prosecution and immigration-related consequences that could arise from standard processing, thereby restricting the scope of immigration enforcement in practice for this population. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
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