PUBLIC DEFENSE – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the Office of the State Public Defender and indigent public defense in this state.

Signed by Governor on 04/14/25 Session Law Chapter 329 Effective: 07/01/2025

Reported delivered to Governor at 12:26 p.m. on 04/04/25

Reported signed by the Speaker & ordered delivered to Governor

Received from Senate; Signed by Speaker; Returned to Senate

Reported enrolled; signed by President; to House for signature of Speaker

Returned From House Passed; referred to enrolling

Rules Suspended: Ayes 69 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 1, read in full as required – PASSED - 65-2-3AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Andrus, Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Sauter, Scott(Dotson), Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude(Harris), Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Miller, RubelAbsent – Clow, Crane(13), GreenFloor Sponsor - ManwaringTitle apvd - to Senate

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

Take bill off General Orders; filed for second reading

Reported out of Committee, Recommend place on General Orders

Read First Time, Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration

Received from the Senate, Filed for First Reading

Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote - Read in full as required) – PASSED - 34-0-1AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Patterson(Ward-Engelking), Ricks, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Wintrow, Woller(Rabe), Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – RuchtiFloor Sponsor - LakeyTitle apvd - to House

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

Reported Printed; referred to Judiciary & Rules

Introduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing