OLYMPIA, Wash. — A Seattle lawmaker is proposing to let judges send defendants accused of some lower-level crimes to alternatives, such as mental health or substance use treatment, instead of jail. House Bill 1994, sponsored by Rep. Darya Farivar, a Democrat, would allow judges to set conditions, like getting treatment, and to eventually dismiss a case if a defendant complies “substantially” with those conditions. Farivar says her bill takes aim at the root causes of the Trueblood lawsuit, which challenged the state’s failure to quickly provide competency evaluation and restoration services to…