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SB 1293, 86th R.S.

Relating to the authority of certain courts 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: Committee report sent to Calendars

Author: Judith Zaffirini
Coauthor: Eddie Lucio, Jr.
Sponsor: Gina Hinojosa

Companion:

HB 2938 (Identical)

Bill Analyses:
Committee Report (TLC)
Introduced (Senate Research Center)
Committee Report (Senate Research Center)

Subjects:
Courts--County & Statutory
Criminal Procedure--Defense Counsel
Criminal Procedure--General
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES
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: May 2 2019 | May 6 2019
Senate Committee: State Affairs (Joan Huffman, Bryan Hughes, Brian Birdwell, Brandon Creighton, Pat Fallon, Bob Hall, Eddie Lucio, Jr., Jane Nelson, Judith Zaffirini)
Minutes: April 15 2019

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