SENATE BILL 1367
Signed by President
Public defense, indigent persons
PUBLIC DEFENSE – Amends and adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding public defense for indigent persons in this state.
RS31325 / S1367
Prior to establishment of the Office of the State Public Defender in 2023, counties were responsible to pay for representation for indigent individuals. This legislation provides clarification that the Office of the State Public Defender now has responsibility to provide coverage and payment for representation for which counties had responsibility prior to the creation of the Office of the State Public Defender, as well as any statutorily required coverage. This bill also creates a fund to coordinate statewide payments for Guardian Ad Litem representation previously paid by individual counties. A separate account is necessary to ensure a delineation from any funds for representation of indigent individuals in other cases.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/19 | Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing |
| 02/20 | Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules |
| 03/04 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading |
| 03/05 | Read second time; filed for Third Reading |
| 03/06 | Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0 AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Hartgen, Herndon, Just, Lakey, Lee, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Schroeder, Semmelroth, Taylor, Toews, Trakel, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Winder, Wintrow, Zuiderveld NAYS – None Absent and excused – None Floor Sponsor - Lee Title apvd - to House |
| 03/07 | Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading |
| 03/07 | Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration |
| 03/27 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 03/28 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 03/28 | Rules Suspended: Ayes 68 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 2, read in full as required – PASSED - 69-0-1 AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Berch, Blanksma, Boyle, Bundy, Burns, Cannon, Cheatum, Chew(Harada), Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Dixon(24), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Galaviz, Gallagher, Gannon, Garner, Green, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill(Brown), Holtzclaw(Johnson), Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Lanting, Manwaring, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Necochea, Nelsen, Palmer, Pickett, Price, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Roberts, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Weber(Weber), Wheeler, Wisniewski, Wroten, Yamamoto, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – None Absent – Petzke Floor Sponsor - Erickson Title apvd - to Senate |
| 03/29 | Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling |
| 04/02 | Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker |