BILL · 1997–98 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SSB 5291
SB 5291: Indigent defense servce cost
Requiring all defendants to be responsible for indigent defense service costs unless waived for sufficient cause.
Summary
- Courts must determine at the final disposition of a criminal matter if a convicted defendant has or is likely to have the ability to repay the cost of a publicly provided defense. The court must order the defendant to pay all or a portion of the cost of counsel if it finds the defendant has or will have the ability to pay.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 5291), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
- IntroducedJan 22, 1997
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Bob McCaslin (R-4)
- Introduced
- January 22, 1997 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 12, 1998
- Versions
- SB 5291, SSB 5291
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Bob McCaslin (R-4)
1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SB 5291 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 5291 (2025–26) Long-term services trust
- SB 5291 (2023–24) Liquor licenses
- SB 5291 (2021–22) Defense compatibility report
- SB 5291 (2019–20) Confinement alts./children
- SB 5291 (2017–18) Academic support
- SB 5291 (2015–16) Epinephrine autoinjectors
- SB 5291 (2013–14) Ballots/signing and receipt
- SB 5291 (2011–12) Recreational fishing