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HB 2938, 86th R.S.

Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to employ attorneys as mental health public defenders and to the reimbursement of an attorney who represents an indigent proposed patient in certain mental health proceedings.

Last action: Left pending in committee

Author: Gina Hinojosa

Companion:

SB 1293 (Identical)

Subjects:
Criminal Procedure--Defense Counsel
Criminal Procedure--General
Mental Health & Substance Abuse

House Committee: Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence (Jeff Leach, Yvonne Davis, Anna Eastman, Jessica Farrar, Julie Johnson, Matt Krause, Morgan Meyer, Victoria Neave, Reggie Smith, James White) Minutes: April 23 2019 | May 2 2019

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