BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

HB 2764: Public defense fund distrib.

Clarifying public defense fund distributions.

Summary

Clarifies that $900,000 of the revenue generated per fiscal year by the 2015 Supreme Court order to increase the base traffic infraction fines is for the Office of Public Defense.
Modifies the fund distribution for the $900,000, pursuant to appropriation, to 50 percent for counties and 50 percent for cities. The funds must be used to improve the quality of trial court indigent public defense services.

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Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate

AN ACT Relating to public defense fund distributions;

Passed February 16, 2016

Version voted on: HB 2764

90 Yea 8 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused

Party	Yea	Nay	Absent	Excused
Democrat	50	0	0	0
Republican	40	8	0	0

How each member voted

Mar 10, 2016By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Mar 10, 2016By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading.
Feb 18, 2016First reading, referred to Ways & Means.
Feb 16, 2016Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 8; absent, 0; excused, 0.
Feb 16, 2016Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Feb 12, 2016Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Feb 2, 2016Referred to Rules 2 Review.
Jan 28, 2016Minority; do not pass.
Jan 28, 2016APP - Majority; do pass.
Jan 20, 2016First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

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