Public Defender Duties
Summary
Public Defender Duties; Specifies additional circumstances under which a public defender may not be appointed to represent a defendant.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Signed May 7, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 8, 2021 · House Apr 1, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Apr 8, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
14
Committee
13
May 7, 2021
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Lower · Passed
Added to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee agenda
lower
Jan 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Juan Alfonso Fernandez-Barquin
RRepublican
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