Bill
SB 5569
Recognizing a court's authority to authorize a defendant's direct transfer from jail to inpatient or residential substance use disorder treatment.
2025-2026 Regular Session
Introduced by Leonard Christian and 2 co-sponsors
Allows a judge to stay proceedings and transfer eligible pretrial defendants directly from jail to inpatient/residential SUD treatment under court supervision.
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.