AB 2273: Military law: suicide.

Existing law establishes the California National Guard and adopts the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and the Manual for Courts-Martial, as governing and applicable to the active state militia, including the California National Guard.

This bill would prohibit a member of the active militia, including the California National Guard, from being prosecuted for a military crime based on an attempt to kill himself or herself. The bill would also require the Adjutant General to ensure that any member of the active militia that attempts to kill himself or herself is referred, as soon as practically possible, to the departments Behavioral Health Liaison Program, or its successor, to receive assistance, counseling, or referral to other appropriate available services.