Assembly Bill 224
The reimbursement rate for private attorneys appointed by the State Public Defender
Topics: Attorney: Fee, Public defender
Stopped in committee
The voted on it but didn't recommend it, so the full Assembly never voted. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 23, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. The committee didn't recommend it.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Committee
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Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
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.
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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.
Who's behind it
7 representatives are its . All 7 are Democrats.
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Authors (7)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Pedro Colon · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 11, 2010
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Mar 9, 2010
The committee voted on it.
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Jun 2, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 6, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 1, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 23, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.
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Apr 23, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kessler, A. Williams, Colon, Mason, Richards, Sinicki and Hebl
- Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics
- May 1, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 6, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 2, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 9, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly
Report without recommendation by committee on Judiciary and Ethics (Assembly Rule 19)
- Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate