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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 275

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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

This bill increases the hourly rate the state public defender (SPD) pays to

private attorneys.

Under current law, the 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 $85 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: C. Taylor (D) , Hebl (D) , Kessler (D) , Mason (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Subeck (D) , Wachs (D)

3 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , Lassa (D) , Wirch (D)

Full history

  1. Jun 29, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kessler, Wachs, C. Taylor, Mason, Hebl, Subeck and Ohnstad; cosponsored by Senators C. Larson, Lassa and Wirch

  2. Jun 29, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Jul 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kessler

  5. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1