BILL · 2019–20 SESSION
HB 1086: Public defense funding
Increasing appropriated funding for public defense services.
Summary
- Phases in state reimbursement of county and city public defense costs by 2029.
- Requires the Office of Public Defense (OPD) to disburse appropriated funds, establish policies for the distribution of funds, and monitor trial-level public defense services to determine eligibility for reimbursement.
- Repeals the county formulas for the OPD public defense services grant program.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 14, 2019
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Mike Chapman (D-24)
- Introduced
- January 14, 2019 in the House
- Last action
- January 13, 2020
- Companion bill
- SB 5098
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to public defense services;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Mike Chapman (D-24)
16 co-sponsors (13 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- Referred to Appropriations.
- Minority; without recommendation.
- CRJ - Majority; do pass.
- First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.
- Prefiled for introduction.
HB 1086 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- HB 1086 (2023–24) Community org. contracts
- HB 1086 (2021–22) Behavioral health consumers
- HB 1086 (2017–18) Impact statements/two years
- HB 1086 (2015–16) Public record commercial use
- HB 1086 (2013–14) Driving-related convictions
- HB 1086 (2011–12) Operating sup budget 2009-11
- HB 1086 (2009–10) Electricity purchase