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2023 SESSION

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SB 940 Court-appointed counsel; increases statutory caps for fees paid in indigent cases.

Introduced by: John S. Edwards | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Compensation of court-appointed counsel. Increases the statutory caps for fees paid to court-appointed counsel in indigent cases. The provisions of the bill are contingent on funding in a general appropriation act.  

FULL TEXT

• 01/06/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101370D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/06/23  Senate: Printed as engrossed 23101370D-E  pdf | impact statement

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HISTORY

• 01/06/23  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23101370D
• 01/06/23  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 01/23/23  Senate: Reported from Judiciary (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/23/23  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/02/23  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/23  Senate: Read second time
• 02/06/23  Senate: Reading of amendment waived
• 02/06/23  Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/06/23  Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB940E
• 02/06/23  Senate: Printed as engrossed 23101370D-E
• 02/06/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/23  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/23  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/07/23  House: Read first time
• 02/07/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/11/23  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
• 02/13/23  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
• 02/13/23  House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/17/23  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (18-Y 1-N)
• 02/17/23  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/20/23  House: Tabled in Appropriations (11-Y 10-N)