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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 224

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the reimbursement rate for private attorneys appointed by the State Public Defender.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the State Public Defender (SPD) provides indigent people

legal representation for certain types of proceedings including criminal, paternity,

and juvenile delinquency proceedings. The SPD also provides legal representation

to children for certain proceedings, and to adults for certain civil commitment and

protective services proceedings, regardless of the child's or adult's economic means.

The SPD may assign cases to attorneys employed by the SPD or to private attorneys.

The SPD reimburses private attorneys $40 an hour for time spent related to a case,

excluding travel time. (The SPD reimburses private attorneys $25 an hour for

out-of-county travel or travel over 30 miles from the attorney's office.) This bill

increases the SPD reimbursement rate for private attorneys from $40 to $70 an hour.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Williams (D) , Colon (D) , Hebl (D) , Kessler (D) , Mason (D) , Richards (D) , Sinicki (D)

Full history

  1. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kessler, A. Williams, Colon, Mason, Richards, Sinicki and Hebl

  2. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics

  3. May 1, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 6, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jun 2, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Mar 9, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Report without recommendation by committee on Judiciary and Ethics (Assembly Rule 19)

  8. Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  9. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1