Indigent defense; prohibiting court from considering certain factor for eligibility determination of indigent defender. Effective date.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Feb 5, 2018
Signed May 3, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2018 · House Apr 26, 2018
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 45
Mar 14, 2018
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
R
Republican38
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
May 3, 2018
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 05/03/2018
upper
Apr 26, 2018
Committee
Referred for enrollment
upper
Apr 26, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (72-3-5)
house
Apr 11, 2018
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass Judiciary Committee
lower
Mar 15, 2018
Introduced
First Reading
lower
Mar 15, 2018
Upper · Passed
Engrossed to House
upper
Mar 14, 2018
Committee
Referred for engrossment
upper
Mar 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 41 Nays: 0
upper
Mar 14, 2018
Introduced
General Order, Amended
upper
Mar 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 5, 2018
Introduced
First Reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lonnie Paxton
RRepublican
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