BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

SB 5098: 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.

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5098), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to public defense services;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

SB 5098 (2025–26) Weapons in certain areas · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5098 (2023–24) Down syndrome/abortion · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5098 (2021–22) Public records exemptions · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5098 (2017–18) Flammable train speed limits · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5098 (2015–16) Child care reporting · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5098 (2013–14) Wireless communications · Did not pass · passed Senate, stalled in House
SB 5098 (2011–12) Exempting personal info · Enacted · Chapter 173, Laws of 2011
SB 5098 (2009–10) Ballot title information · Did not pass · died in committee