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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

AB 243

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Relating to: increasing the rate paid to private attorneys for representing indigent clients. (FE)

Attorney — Fee 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 legal

representation for indigent persons in criminal, delinquency, and certain related

cases. The SPD assigns cases either to staff attorneys or to local private attorneys.

Generally, a private attorney who is assigned a case by the SPD is paid $40 per hour

for time spent related to the case and $25 per hour for time spent in travel in certain

situations.

This bill increases to $75 per hour the amount a private attorney is paid for time

spent related to the case.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Mason (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pasch (D) , Zamarripa (D)

2 cosponsors

Kessler (D) , L. Taylor (D)

Full history

  1. Jun 11, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Barnes, Pasch, Mason, Berceau, C. Taylor, Hebl, Ohnstad, Zamarripa and Goyke; cosponsored by Senator L. Taylor

  2. Jun 11, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Jul 3, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly

    Representative Kessler added as a coauthor

  5. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1