Bills › 89th General Assembly
HSB 589
Topics:Courts & civil law
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 20, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 20, 2022
- Done: House committeeJanuary 26, 2022
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2162
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2162 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2162 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Currently, courts can only appoint two lawyers for people who cannot afford them if they are facing a class “A” felony. This change would allow a judge to appoint a second lawyer in other types of cases if one of the attorneys is from the state public defender's wrongful convictions division.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the appointment of counsel for indigent persons by the court in certain cases. Current law provides that an indigent person is entitled to the appointment of one attorney in all cases, except that in class “A” felony cases the court may appoint two attorneys. The bill provides that in addition to cases involving class “A” felonies, the court may also appoint two attorneys when one of the court-appointed attorneys is an assistant state public defender from the wrongful convictions division of the office of the state public defender.
Changed since by amendment H-8126; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named January 20, 2022. On January 24, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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