Relating to the provision of funding for indigent defense services and to the representation of indigent defendants in criminal cases.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2019
Last action May 21, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
9
Committee
10
May 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
May 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
May 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
May 7, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 3, 2019
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
Mar 14, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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