Relating to the appointment of counsel for indigent persons in class “A” felony cases

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2021
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2021
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeFebruary 15, 2021
4. –
   Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 553
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 553 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 553 What’s a funnel?

House subcommittee

Named January 21, 2021. On January 28, 2021 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.

• Rep. Dustin D. Hite R
• Rep. Anne Osmundson R
• Rep. Mary Lynn Wolfe D

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

Fiscal note

4 million annually beginning in FY 2022. This impact represents the cost of hiring one contract attorney for every Class A felony case in addition to a public defender assigned to each case.

• Class A Felony, Attorneys · February 22, 2021

Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note

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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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