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HB 679, 87th R.S.
Relating to policies and standards for providing legal representation to indigent defendants in certain capital felony cases.

Last action: Left pending in committee

Author: Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
Joint Author: Joe Moody | Jasmine Crockett
Sponsor: Royce West

Bill Analyses:
Committee Report (TLC)
Engrossed (Senate Research Center)
Committee Report (House Research Organization)

Subjects:
Crimes--Capital Punishment
Criminal Procedure--Defense Counsel
INDIGENT LEGAL SERVICES
Lawyers

House Committee: Criminal Jurisprudence (Nicole Collier, Keith Bell, Jeff Cason, David Cook, Jasmine Crockett, Gina Hinojosa, Ann Johnson, Andrew Murr, Cody Vasut)
Minutes: March 8 2021 | April 9 2021
Senate Committee: Criminal Justice (John Whitmire, Paul Bettencourt, Brian Birdwell, Juan Hinojosa, Joan Huffman, Borris Miles, Robert Nichols)
Minutes: May 21 2021

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