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Relating to probate indigent defense fees and trial transcript fees
Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 20, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 20, 2022
- Done: House committeeFebruary 15, 2022
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 22, 202294–0
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Currently, people receiving free legal help in probate cases must pay for their own trial transcripts. This bill would change that rule so the county pays for the transcript instead.1
Read the official explanation
This bill provides for the cost of a trial transcript to be assessed against the county in which indigent probate proceedings are pending or took place. Under current law, only the cost of the court-appointed counsel is assessed against the county and the respondent is responsible for the fee of the trial transcript.
House subcommittee
Named January 20, 2022 (as HSB 586). On February 10, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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