Legislation

Requiring the Office of the Public Defender to establish specified caseload standards; prohibiting the Office from providing representation to an indigent defendant or party if representation violates a caseload standard unless State funding is insufficient to compensate a panel attorney; requiring a panel attorney to provide representation to an indigent defendant or party who is denied representation by the Office for a violation of a caseload standard; etc.

Committees

Original:: Judiciary

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2017 Legislative Date 2/10/2017 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/10/2017 Legislative Date 2/10/2017 Action Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Indigent Defendants - Caseloads - Panel Attorney Program Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2017 Legislative Date 3/15/2017 Action Withdrawn by Sponsor Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/10/2017	2/10/2017	First Reading Judiciary
House	2/10/2017	2/10/2017	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Indigent Defendants - Caseloads - Panel Attorney Program
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2017	3/15/2017	Withdrawn by Sponsor

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